Xinjiang University (XJU) (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرستېتى, Шинҗаң Университети, Chinese: 新疆大学; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Dàxué) is one of the major universities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, and is a national key university. Established in 1924 in Urumqi, Xinjiang University is a comprehensive university with the highest academic level in Xinjiang, under Project 211.