In 1956， Jiaotong University was relocated to Xi'an in accordance with the national development plan， and its faculty， staff and the students daringly echoed the call of the central government for moving westward from Shanghai to Xi'an， an ancient capital city in Shaanxi Province， to make great contributions selflessly to develop the western region while with the overall situation of the country in mind. Over the past 60 years， Xi'an Jiaotong University （XJTU） has made brilliant achievements on this land. The recent completion of constructing "Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbour" （IHarbour）， the IHarbour campus of XJTU， is tantamount to the second westward relocation of Jiaotong University.
　　The IHarbour campus is located in Fengxi New City， a new development area at the far west end of Xi'an， Shaanxi. It is a national construction program sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province in order to implement the Belt and Road Initiative， innovation-driven development strategy， and the Great Western Development strategy. It aims to "shoulder the national mission， serve as a world highland in science and education， function as an engine driving the development of Shaanxi， play a role as an innovation-driven research platform， and demonstrate as a model of university town" . Now， the IHarbour campus has already taken its shape with magnificent buildings and advanced facilities， wide roads and large parcels of lawns， abundant flowers and trees， and this tranquil natural setting provides a superior environment for academic innovation activitie□.<□r>　　Such ambitious goals place extremely high demands on the academic development of the IHarbour campus. In addition to regular graduate courses， high-quality academic lectures are also necessary for a high-level university to stimulate academic innovation. That's why we initiated the series of "IHarbour Lectures."