IHarbour Lecturesinitiated by Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) aims to exhibit the substantial accomplishments on construction plan of world-class universities and first-class disciplines, to show the leadership of XJU as a founder of Universities Alliance of the New Silk Road, and to highlight professional international communications in academic settings of our faculty. The IHarbour Lectures program is the core representation for XJTU’s position in its development. That is, it is at Western China, as well we the eastern end of Silk Road; it is the incubation accelerator for innovation, as well as the pioneer for openness. Not only does the program serve as a concrete action to substantively develop China Western Innovation Harbour, but also it vividly reflects the Spirit of Moving to West in the process. To advance technological and academic innovation, it facilitates exchange and communication between our teachers, students, and our society, even the world through lectures, to build it a world-class platform for scientific research showcase and academic communication. A series of academic lectures in English categorized by disciplines starts in April, 2019, and are mainly delivered by outstanding full-time teachers in our university, along with leading innovative talents in disciplines, reserve talents and renown scholars from our partner universities. Lecture themes covers both academic frontier and social hotspots in ten disciplines, and are held onsite and online toward the world. The program begins withLaw Lectures,followed byHumanitiesandElectrical Engineeringand etc.
