Southwest Jiaotong University and Northwestern University of the United States signed a cooperation agreement on the delivery of the Double Master’s Degree Program in Traffic and Transportation Engineering and the promotion of academic exchanges.

Enrollment of candidates will officially start in April, 2020. Each year, a maximum of 5 students from the School of Transportation and Logistics will be recommended to study for one year in McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Northwestern University in September of that year. Students who have completed the studies will receive two master’s degrees, one from Southwest Jiaotong University and the other from Northwestern University.

Northwestern University was founded in 1851 and ranked 9th in the US university rankings by the 2020 US News and World Report, 22nd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 and 29th in the CWUR World University Rankings 2020.

Academician Julio M. Ottino, Dean of the School of Engineering (Northwestern University) and Liu Xiaobo, Dean of the School of Transportation and Logistics (SWJTU)

According to the Agreement, the program is open to students from the School of Transportation and Logistics at SWJTU, and the successful applicants should complete the studies within three years, the first and third years in Southwest Jiaotong University and the second year in Northwest University. The agreement also specifies that students who have completed the program can also apply for the doctoral program of Northwestern University.

Hani Mahmassani, Chair Professor of Northwestern University and Director of Transportation Research Center and Liu Xiaobo, Dean of the School of Transportation and Logistics (SWJTU)

A visit paid to Southwest Jiaotong University by Hani Mahmassani, Chair Professor of Northwestern University and Director of Transportation Research Center