Xiamen University was founded by Mr. Chen Jiageng, a patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education in China, and one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students. Xiamen University Malaysian Branch was established.
It became the first university in China to build an independent campus overseas, and its early buildings were selected as national key cultural relics protection units and "the first batch of 20th century architectural heritages in China", which was praised as "the strongest in the South" and "the most beautiful university in China".
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 (directly affiliated departments) and 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 and 20,000 undergraduates.
As of June 5438+February, 2020, the school covers an area of more than 9,700 mu, of which Siming Campus is located at the southern tip of Xiamen Island, covering an area of nearly 2,600 mu, Zhangzhou Campus covers an area of more than 2,500 mu, Xiang 'an Campus covers an area of more than 3,600 mu, and Xiamen University Malaysia Campus covers an area of about 900 mu, with a total construction area of more than 2.2 million square meters.
The library has 45 1 10,000 paper books, 8.85 million electronic books, total fixed assets of 654.38+0.26 billion yuan, and total instruments and equipment of 4.6 billion yuan. Affiliated hospital 10. Campus high-speed information network is one of the core nodes of CERNET2.