The nature of the school is public, the level is ordinary undergraduate, and the type is comprehensive. The school has several campuses: Xiamen Campus: No.668 Jimei Avenue, jimei district, Xiamen, Fujian, and Quanzhou Campus: No.269 Chenghua North Road, Fengze District, Quanzhou, Fujian. Huaqiao University is an ordinary institution of higher learning directly under the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, which is jointly established by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Education and the Fujian Provincial People's Government. It is a national language education base, a national college student cultural quality education base, a national demonstration university for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, and a national demonstration school for teacher evaluation and reform. The school adheres to the school-running policy of "facing overseas, facing Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan", adheres to the school-running purpose of "serving overseas Chinese and spreading Chinese culture", implements the school-running concept of "connecting China and foreign countries and cultivating talents", and strives to serve the overseas Chinese affairs and diplomatic work of the country and help build the Belt and Road Initiative.