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Xiamen University

Profile of Xiamen University

Xiamen University (XMU, Xiàmén Dàxué, 厦门大学) located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, is the first university in China founded by overseas Chinese. Before 1949, it was named as : University of Amoy. Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader.

With combination of strong team of faculties and its school motto: "Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection (自强不息, 止于至善)", Xiamen University transforms as first-class comprehensive university in China with extensive international influence. Since its founding, Xiamen University has produced more than 150,000 undergraduates and graduates for the country and over 60 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) have studied or worked at Xiamen University.

Xiamen University Campus

Xiamen University is famous for its beautiful campus. Located at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue ocean and surrounded by Xiamen bay. The main campus is picturesque with beautiful scenery and parks. The university has campuses at Jimei and Zhangzhou in addition to the Xiamen campus located in the southern part of Xiamen Island.

Xiamen University now has a total enrollment of over 37,000 full-time students on campus, including 20,466 undergraduates, 14,227 master students, 2,352 doctoral students, and over 2000 international students. In 2005, Xiamen Unversity received a straight-A score in the undergraduate level Teaching Appraisal organized by the Ministry of Education.

Xiamen University Facilities

Xiamen University has a constructed area of 2.6 million square meters and its libraries (the Xiamen University Libraries) hold 3.5 million volumes. The scope and level of its high-speed information network on campus is rated at the top of all universities in China.

Xiamen University set up about 140 research institutions, including 2 State Key Laboratories, 1 State Engineering Research Center, 5 Education Ministry Key Laboratories, and 5 state key research bases in humanities and social science. 6 research reports were published in the international Science and Nature journal, 2 scientific research findings won the Second Class Prize of National Natural Science Award over the last 5 years. Xiamen University has strong potentiality in human and science research. Taiwan studies, Southeast Asian studies, economic studies, and accounting studies are at the highest tier among domestic universities.

Faculties of Xiamen University

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