Xiamen University (XMU for short) was founded in 192 1 year 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 under the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project". 20 17 Xiamen university was selected as a world-class university list.

2. Jimei University

Jimei University is located in Xiamen, Fujian Province. It is a key construction university in Fujian Province. It is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Transport and Fujian Province, the State Oceanic Administration and Fujian Province, and Fujian Province and Xiamen City. It is a doctoral degree awarding unit and a master's degree exemption qualification unit, which recruits students nationwide.

3. Fuzhou University

Fuzhou University is a national "double-class" construction university, the national "2 1 1 project" key construction university, the Fujian Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education jointly build the university, and the Fujian Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense jointly build the university. Founded in 1958, the school has developed into a key university that combines engineering and science, and has a coordinated development of science, engineering, economics, management, literature, law and art.

4. Xiamen Institute of Technology

Xiamen Institute of Technology is located in Xiamen, a national central city with "high quality, high value, modernization and internationalization". It is a public undergraduate college in Fujian Province, which implements a management system based on provinces and cities. The school adheres to the school philosophy of "student-oriented, service industry" and follows the school motto of "understanding but refined, advancing with the times".

5. Tan Kah Kee College of Xiamen University

Established in 2003, Tan Kah Kee College of Xiamen University is an independent college approved by the Ministry of Education and jointly organized by Xiamen University, a key university directly under the Ministry of Education, and Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Education Development Co., Ltd., which operates with a new mechanism and mode. On July 20 10, the school was awarded "National Advanced Independent College".