Xi’an Shiyou University (XSYU) has maintained a distinguished trajectory in geoscience education since establishing its Petroleum Geology program in 1958. The School’s development progressed systematically, with the formation of the Geology Teaching & Research Division under the Oilfield Development Department in 1985. By 1996, XSYU had established its university-level Oil & Gas Geology Research Institute. The undergraduate program in Resource Exploration Engineering resumed enrollment in 2001, which paved the way for the establishment of the Resource Engineering Department in 2003. Subsequent institutional advancement included the founding of the School of Oil & Gas Resources in 2006, culminating in its official reorganization as the School of Geoscience and Engineering in 2012.
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I Scientific research platforms
The School is organized into four academic departments: Petroleum Geology, Fundamental Geology, Applied Geophysics, and Geological Engineering. It houses several key research facilities including Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Geology, Shaanxi International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Efficient Oil & Gas Exploration and Development (Model Demonstration), National Key Laboratory of Tight Oil and Gas Geology (recognized by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation), Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Development, Shaanxi Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Shaanxi Higher Education Key Laboratory, along with our university’s own Institute for Intelligent Energy Exploration & Development and Key Laboratory of Geophysical Prospecting & Evaluation for Oil & Gas Resources.
Shaanxi key laboratory of oil and gas accumulation
Shaanxi key laboratory of oil and gas accumulation
II Discipline construction
The School is authorized to confer doctoral degrees in the first-level discipline of “Geological Resources and Geological Engineering”, with four specialized second-level disciplines: Mineral Exploration and Prospecting, Geophysical Exploration and Information Technology, Geological Engineering, and Oil & Gas Field Development Geology. It also maintains two first-level master’s degree authorizations in Geological Resources and Geological Engineering and Geology, covering second-level disciplines including Mineral Resource Prospecting and Exploration, Unconventional Oil & Gas Geology and Exploration, Oil & Gas Field Development Geology, Geodetection and Information Technology, Geological Engineering, Mineralogy-Petrology-Mineralogy, Structural Geology, and Geochemistry. Additionally, the School grants professional master’s degrees in Resources and Environment Engineering.
The School currently offers four engineering bachelor’s degree programs, including Resource Exploration Engineering, Exploration Technology and Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geo-information Science and Technology, and one science bachelor’s program in Geology. Among these, the Resource Exploration Engineering program is a national-level characteristic program, as well as a characteristic program and first-class program in Shaanxi Province. In 2020, the Exploration Technology and Engineering program was approved as a first-class program in Shaanxi Province.
III Teaching staff
The School boasts a distinguished academic team of 127 faculty and staff members, including 110 full-time teachers. Among them are 64 professors and associate professors, featuring one Level-II Professor and one Level-III Professor. More than 97% of the faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Our faculty boasts several distinguished members who have earned significant honors. There is one expert received government allowances of the State Council, another selected for the prestigious national “New Century National Hundred, Thousand and Ten-Thousand Talent Project,” and one recognized as a “Distinguished Contributor” by Shaanxi Province. Furthermore, faculty members have been chosen for key Shaanxi Province talent programs, containing the “Three-Five Talents Program”, the “Shaanxi’s High-Level Talent” and the “Sanqin Talent Recruitment Initiatives”, along with three provincial-level distinguished educators.
Activities of school staff
IV Students training
The School has a total of 1,770 students, including 1,229 undergraduates and 471 master’s students. The graduate employment rate has consistently maintained a high level above 90%, with most graduates employed by state-owned enterprises in petroleum, coal, and geological industries. In recent years, an increasing number of students have opted for postgraduate studies, reflecting a strong academic atmosphere within the School. In the past three years, the average postgraduate admission rate for undergraduates has reached as high as 45.24%.
Students in national discipline contests
V Scientific research achievements
学院科研实力雄厚，先后承担了国家“973”、 “863”、 国家自然科学基金、国家科技重大专项、国家支撑计划等多项国家级科研项目，以及中石油、中石化、中海油和陕西延长石油集团等委托的大量科研项目。2024年学院科研经费到款共计5667.11万元，科研合同总额达到7462.37万元。科研成果多次获得国家科技进步奖和省部级科学技术奖。主要科研成果在石油行业具有广泛影响，为我国油气勘探开发事业的发展做出了积极的贡献。
The School maintains distinguished research competencies through its successful execution of prestigious national research initiatives, including the National “973” and “863” Programs, NSFC-funded projects, Major National Science & Technology Projects, and Key Technology R&D Programs, complemented by substantial industry-sponsored research from leading energy corporations such as CNPC, Sinopec, CNOOC, and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum. Research portfolio achieved ¥56.67 million in secured funding with a total contract value of ¥74.62 million in 2024. The School’s research excellence has been recognized through multiple National Science & Technology Progress Awards and provincial/ministerial honors, with our pioneering contributions significantly advancing China's petroleum exploration and production sector.
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