Huaqiao University was founded in Quanzhou, Fujian, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. It is the first institution of higher learning named "Overseas Chinese" in China. 1997, the former Jimei Overseas Chinese Tutorial School located in Jimei School Village, Xiamen, Fujian Province was merged into Huaqiao University and renamed as the Chinese College of Huaqiao University. In 2003, the school was rated as excellent in the first batch of undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of Education. In 2006, Xiamen Campus officially opened. On 20 17, the school was selected as a "double-class" construction university in Fujian Province.

As of May 20 18, Huaqiao University has 28 teaching colleges and 94 undergraduate majors, of which 10 has passed the engineering education certification. At present, the school has formed a pattern of one school and two places, with a total area of 2.559 million square meters and a building area of114000 square meters. The school has more than 4.676 million books and materials.

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According to the school official website from June 2065438 to June 2005, there are 2,537 teaching and administrative staff in the school, including full-time teachers 1434, with senior titles of 68 1 person, accounting for 47.49% of the total number of full-time teachers. There are 762 teachers with doctoral degrees, accounting for 53. 14% of the total number of full-time teachers.

Among the full-time teachers, there are 4 double-hired academicians; Winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 1 person, 2 winners of the National "Hundred Million Talents Project", 39 experts enjoying special government allowance from the State Council, and 2 winners of the national high-end foreign experts (cultural and educational) project; 1 person, 1 person, winner1person, innovative team1person, innovative team development plan, Ministry of Education.