Jimei University was founded in 19 18 by Mr. Chen Jiageng, and in 1920 by the Department of Fisheries and Business of Jimei School. 1994 Jimei Normal University, Jimei Navigation College, Jimei Finance and Economics College, Xiamen Fisheries College and Fujian Institute of Physical Education merged to form Jimei University.

By March, 2020, the school has three national professional comprehensive reform pilot projects, six national "excellent" talent training programs, four national majors, three national first-class professional construction sites, two national experimental teaching demonstration centers and one national virtual simulation experimental teaching center.

Provincial experimental teaching demonstration center:

Electrical and electronic experiment center, physics experiment center, engineering training center, life science basic experiment center, navigation comprehensive training center, marine engineering experiment center, aquatic science and technology experiment teaching center, art comprehensive training center, machinery basic experiment center, energy and power engineering specialty experiment teaching center, information and computing science specialty experiment teaching center.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jimei University