Fudan University was founded in 1905 and formerly known as Fudan College. It is the first institution of higher learning independently established by China people. Its founder was Ma, a famous educator in modern times, and the first board of directors was Sun Yat-sen.
Fudan University, referred to as Fudan for short, is located in Shanghai, China. It is under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and directly under the central government. It is a national first-class (Class A), 985 Project, 2 1 1 Engineering Construction University, and was selected for the Everest Plan.
The origin of Fudan University's name
Fudan University is taken from The Biography of Shangshu Yu Xia: Sun Moon Guanghua, Dan Fudan Xi. It means constantly striving for self-improvement, not forgetting the past of the Sinian period, and also means rejuvenating China. Ma devoted his life to the education in China.
Ma's founding Fudan University is the choice of the times. Ma was born in 1840. He has experienced various times. Just because of these experiences, before he founded the aurora college, he probably had some expectations for the church's support for running schools.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fudan University