Societies
The students at Beijing Jiaotong University are active in a societies that enrich their campus life in addition to their normal academic activities. The groups on the campus can be divided into four categories:
- Academic Societies (15 societies) which, among others, include the Science Fiction Society, Foreign Languages Society, Literature Society, Computer Science Application Society
- Volunteers Societies (13) which include the Red Cross Society, Journalist Society, Psychological Health Society
- Art Societies (11) which include the Film Society, Television Society, New Dance Society, Magicians' Society, Calligraphy and Painting Society
- Sports Societies (16) which include the Bridge Society, Soccer Society, Tennis Society, Baseball Society, Cyclists' Society, Aircraft Model Society, Bodybuilding Society
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