xi’an jiaotong-liverpool university (xjtlu; ) is an international joint university based in suzhou, jiangsu, china. founded in 2006 and resulting from a partnership between the university of liverpool and xi'an jiaotong university, it is the first sino-british joint venture between research led universities. the university primarily focuses on science, technology, engineering, architecture and business with a secondary focus in english, recognised by the chinese ministry of education as a "non-profit" educational institution. students are rewarded with a university of liverpool degree as well as a degree from xjtlu. most of the lessons are taught in english.