Fudan University is a national comprehensive key institution of higher learning during the period of socialist revolution and construction. The school is located in Shanghai.
Fudan University, founded by Ma Yu 1905 in Wusong, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a "world-class university" and a national "985 Project", "21project" and "double-class" key construction university.