In May 2014, the School of Humanities and Social Science of Xi'an Jiaotong University and the School of Social Science of the University of Manchester signed an agreement on establishing a joint program for postgraduate education. On the basis of strict abidance by the relevant laws and regulations of China and the UK, the two schools will conduct extensive and substantive cooperation in talent training and academic exchange in line with the principles of friendly exchanges, mutual benefits and win-win cooperation.