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The Origin and History of Fudan University in Shanghai
Fudan University was founded in 1905 and formerly known as Fudan College. It is the first institution of higher learning independently established by the people of China. Its founder was Ma, a famous educator in modern times, and the first board of directors was Sun Yat-sen. The name of the school "Fudan" was selected from the famous sentence "The Sun and the Moon are bright, and Fudan prospers" in Yu Xia Biography, aiming at self-improvement and pinning the hope of China intellectuals in running schools to save the country at that time.

19 17, Fudan public school changed to private Fudan university; 1937 After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the school moved to Beibei, Chongqing, and 1942 was changed to "National" on New Year's Day; 1946 moved back to the original site of Jiangwan, Shanghai; Fudan University changed from 65438 to 0952, and became a comprehensive university focusing on arts and sciences. 1959 became a national key university.

In 2000, the former Fudan University and the former Shanghai Medical University merged into the new Fudan University. As of May 2007, the school covers an area of 2,449,900 square meters with a building area of 2,002,000 square meters.

Expand information Fudan teachers and students keep in mind the school motto of "erudite and determined, ask questions and think deeply", strictly abide by the school spirit of "civilization, health, unity and hard work", practice the study style of "assiduous, rigorous, realistic and innovative", carry forward the Fudan spirit of "patriotic dedication, academic independence, all rivers run into the sea, pursuit of Excellence", take serving the country as their own responsibility and train talents as the foundation.

Fudan University, referred to as Fudan for short, is located in Shanghai, China, directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a national-level (Class A), 985 Project, 2 1 1 engineering construction university, and was selected into the Everest Plan, 1 1 plan.

As an important member of Nine Schools Alliance (C9), China University Presidents Association, East Asia Research University Association and Pacific Rim University Association, it is a world-renowned and top national key university in China.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Fudan University