School profile.
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 one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students. Xiamen University Malaysian Branch was established. It became the first university in China to build an independent campus overseas, and its early buildings were selected as the national key cultural relics protection units and the "first batch of 20th century architectural heritages in China", which was praised as "the strongest university in the South" and "the most beautiful university in China".
By April 2022, the school has established Siming Campus, Zhangzhou Campus, Xiang 'an Campus and Malaysia Campus. The four campuses cover an area of more than 9,700 mu, including about 900 mu in Malaysia. There are graduate schools, 6 departments, 33 colleges, 16 research institutes; There are nearly 3,000 full-time teachers and 32 academicians of the two academies; There are more than 44,000 students in school, and the proportion of this survey is about 1: 1.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiamen University