Xiamen University was founded in 192 1 by Mr. Chen Jiageng, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. 1937 the school was changed from private to public. 1949 after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the school entered a new stage of development.
Xiamen University aims at cultivating specialized talents, studying profound knowledge, expounding world culture and promoting human progress, adhering to the school motto of "self-improvement, stop at perfection" and carrying forward the spirit of "patriotism, revolution, self-improvement and science".
Committed to cultivating socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor, building a world-class university with China characteristics, and making outstanding contributions to the prosperity of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation and the progress of human civilization.