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 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".
* * * There are 2 academicians 1 person (including 9 double-hired academicians), senior professors of liberal arts1person, chief scientist of the national key basic research and development plan (referred to as the 973 plan, including major scientific research plans)1person, 25 distinguished professor scholars of the Yangtze River Scholars Award Program, and national young scholars1person.
There are 6 national famous teachers in teaching, 25 leading talents in scientific and technological innovation in the National Special Support Program for High-level Talents (referred to as "Ten Thousand Talents Program"), 7 leading talents in philosophy and social sciences, 2 leading teachers in teaching 1 person, 2 leading talents in ten million projects, 4 top-notch young talents1person and 26 selected talents in the National "Thousand Talents Program".