Xiamen University (XMU) was founded in 192 1 by Chen Jiageng, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education in China, and also a high-level university built by the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project".

Xiamen University was founded on 192 1 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, one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students, and the first university to build an independent campus overseas. Its early buildings were selected as the national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of China 20th century architectural heritage, and were praised as "the strongest in the South" and "the most beautiful university in China".

Key disciplines:

World-class discipline construction disciplines (5): chemistry, marine science, biology, ecology and statistics.

First-class disciplines (five national key disciplines): theoretical economics, applied economics, chemistry, marine science, business administration.

Reference: official website-school profile, Xiamen University.