Xiamen University (XMU) is a comprehensive research-oriented national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a national "double first-class" A-class world-class university.
The school was founded in 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, and it is also one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students.
It is the first university to build an independent campus overseas, and its early buildings were selected as national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of China 20th century architectural heritage. Known as "the strongest in the South" and "the most beautiful university in China".