The General Study Program at Southwest Jiaotong University is an important project which provides top quality international higher education in Sichuan Province of China.  The GSP maintains a highly efficient operating system and the Education Committee of Sichuan Province has paid serious attention to its development. Furthermore, for the purpose of enhancing management and the efficiency of operations, the President of SWJTU has taken the position of Chairman of the Management Committee, the body that conducts the management and operation of the GSP as organized by CNEEC and SWJTU.
 
Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) is located in Chengdu City of Sichuan Province, in the center of the undeveloped western district in China, where there is a large shortage in higher education. Although many students would like to study abroad as an alternative, they face many difficulties in reaching that goal. The GSP at SWJTU, by means of standardization and internationalization of education, and with no limitation of "quota of degree pre-assigned" imposed by the Chinese central government, paves a successful road to pursue further education for these students.
 
 The educational goal of the GSP of Southwest Jiaotong University is to provide international standard university education; offering a comprehensive general study program leading to an undergraduate degree, and effectively pioneering a way to overcome the education barriers existing in China.