Xiamen University (XMU for short), located in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, is a comprehensive research-oriented national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Fujian Province and Xiamen City, and ranks among the national "double-class" and "21/project".

Selected into the national "20 1 1 plan", "Everest plan", "strong foundation plan", "11plan", excellent legal talent education and training plan, excellent doctor education and training plan, excellent engineer education and training plan, and new engineering research and practice.

The National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Alliance and the "2 1 Century Maritime Silk Road" University Alliance are the leading sponsors of universities, the founding members of the China-Europe Business School Alliance and the China Artificial Intelligence Education Association, and the members of the General Education Alliance, CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, Haixi Medical Alliance and China University Free Trade Zone Research Alliance.

By April 2022, the school has established Siming Campus, Zhangzhou Campus, Xiang 'an Campus and Malaysia Campus. The four campuses cover an area of more than 9,700 mu, including about 900 mu in Malaysia. There are graduate schools, 6 departments, 33 colleges, 16 research institutes; There are nearly 3,000 full-time teachers and 32 academicians of the two academies; There are more than 44,000 students in school, and the proportion of this survey is about 1: 1.