Xiamen University (XMU), located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, is a comprehensive research-oriented national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). The universities jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Fujian Province and Xiamen City rank among the national "double-class", "21/project" and "985 project".
The first batch of degree-authorized independent audit institutions were selected into the national "20 1 1 plan", "Everest plan", "Strong Foundation Plan", "11plan", excellent legal talents education and training plan, excellent doctor education and training plan, excellent engineer education and training plan and new type.
It is the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education. The National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Alliance and the "265438+20th Century Maritime Silk Road" University Alliance are the leading sponsors of universities, the founding members of the China-Europe Business School Alliance and the China Artificial Intelligence Education Association, and the members of the General Education Alliance, CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, Haixi Medical Alliance and China University Free Trade Zone Research Alliance.
Xiamen University was founded by Mr. Chen Jiageng, a patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education in China, and it is also one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students. Xiamen University Malaysian Branch was established, becoming the first university in China to build an independent campus overseas, and its early buildings were selected as national key cultural relics protection units.
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As of June 5438+February, 2020, the school covers an area of more than 9,700 mu, of which Siming Campus is located at the southern tip of Xiamen Island, covering an area of nearly 2,600 mu, Zhangzhou Campus covers an area of more than 2,500 mu, Xiang 'an Campus covers an area of more than 3,600 mu and Xiamen University Malaysia Campus covers an area of about 900 mu.
The total construction area of the school building is more than 2.2 million square meters. There are 45 1 000 paper books and 8.85 million electronic books in the library. Total fixed assets are 654.38+0.26 billion yuan, and total equipment is 4.6 billion yuan. Affiliated hospital 10. Campus high-speed information network is one of the core nodes of CERNET2.