习近平给四所交通大学全体师生回信强调 传承弘扬西迁精神聚焦国家重大战略需求 为建设教育强国科技强国人才强国作出新贡献

近日，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平给上海交通大学、西安交通大学、西南交通大学、北京交通大学全体师生回信，对学校发展提出殷切期望。

习近平指出，你们四所高校根脉相连，今年共同迎来建校130周年，在此向全体师生员工、广大校友表示祝贺。

习近平强调，希望你们坚持以新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，秉持“求实学、务实业”办学宗旨，传承弘扬西迁精神，聚焦国家重大战略需求，加强科技自主创新和人才自主培养，在促进产学研深度融合上实现更多突破，为建设教育强国、科技强国、人才强国作出新贡献。

上海交通大学、西安交通大学、西南交通大学、北京交通大学的前身，分别是1896年成立的南洋公学、北洋铁路官学堂和1909年成立的铁路管理传习所，1921年合并组建为交通大学。近日，四所交通大学全体师生给习近平总书记写信，汇报学校130年发展历程和办学成绩，表达为强国建设、民族复兴伟业贡献力量的决心。

Xi urges building China's strength in education, sci-tech, talent

 Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for focusing on the major strategic needs of the country and making new contributions to building China's strength in education, science and technology, and talent.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a reply letter to the faculty and students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Southwest Jiaotong University and Beijing Jiaotong University.

In the letter, Xi noted that these four universities are connected by their shared roots, and are jointly celebrating their 130th founding anniversaries this year. He extended congratulations to all the faculty members, students and alumni of the four universities.

Xi emphasized the importance of strengthening independent sci-tech innovation and talent cultivation, urging efforts to achieve more breakthroughs in promoting closer collaboration among industries, universities and research institutions.