Fuzhou University (FZU; ) is a provincial public university in

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian. The university is part of

Project 211 Project 211 ( zh, c=, links=no, s=211工程) was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the government of China for "preparing approximately 100 universities for the 21st century", initiated in November 1995. There were 115 ...

and the

Double First-Class Construction The World First-Class Universities and First-Class Academic Disciplines Construction (), together known as Double First-Class Construction (), is a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government, initiated ...

. The university has two campuses, split by the Min River. The university's old campus is located on the north bank of the river in the western part of Fuzhou City, while the new campus is located on the edge of the city on the south bank, at the base of Qi Mountain.

Administration

Founded in 1958, Fuzhou University is one of the national key universities that are selected into the "Double First Class University Plan" and former “211 Project”, Chinese government programs to support selected universities for their further rapid development. Now Fuzhou University covers more than 333 hectares, including several campuses such as Yishan campus, Qishan campus, Tongpan campus and the Xiamen Arts and Design College. The main running campus is located in Qishan campus of the University Town of Fuzhou Region. There are 19 schools in Fuzhou University mainly for undergraduate education and two independently operated colleges—Zhicheng College and Yangguang College. There are 4 post-doctoral research stations, 9 doctoral degree programmes for the first-rank disciplines, 54 doctoral degree programmes for the second-rank disciplines, 29 master's degree programmes for the first-rank disciplines and 168 master's degree programmes for the second-rank disciplines and 11 professional degree authorization stations. Fuzhou University has been approved by the Ministry of Education to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan regions and foreign countries. At present, there are about 50,000 students in Fuzhou University, including about over 5,200 doctoral and master's degree seekers. Since its establishment, about 200,000 students graduated from Fuzhou University, including full-time doctoral and master's degree students as well as those with the bachelor's degrees and associate degrees. Fuzhou University has been taking great efforts to develop the cooperation and exchange. The international and national academic conferences have been conducted successfully in Fuzhou University so that the social academic influence from Fuzhou University has been enhanced. Academic exchanges on science, teaching and culture with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao regions have been actively carried out. The university is also positively engaged in promoting the exchanges between Chinese civilization and western civilization. “Library of the Western Belvedere”, the first western works center in China, and Institute of International Sinology have been established. The favorable collaborative relationship has been established with more than 20 universities in different countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, South Korea and so on. Fuzhou University has become an important window of scientific, academic, educational and cultural exchanges in Fujian Province.

Faculties and Schools

*Application Technology and Continuing Education Institute *College of Architecture *College of Biological Science and Engineering *College of Chemistry *College of Civil Engineering *College of Electrical Engineering and Automation *College of Engineering and Applied Technology *College of Environment and Resources *College of Foreign Languages *College of Humanities and Social Sciences *College of Materials Science and Engineering *College of Mathematics and Computer Science *College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation *College of Physics and Information Engineering *College of Marine *College of Software *College of Zijin Mining *Law School *School of Chemical Engineering *School of Economics and Management *School of Foreign Languages *School of Marxism *Xiamen Academy of Arts and Design *Yango College *Zhicheng College

Presidents

Jia Jiumin Jia Jiumin (November 1912 – February 15, 1996, zh, 贾久民), born in Daixian County, Shanxi Province, was a Chinese politician. He served as deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Fifth Fujian Provincial People's Congress and Third S ...

: 1958–1978 *

Huangfu Lin Huángfŭ (皇甫), alternatively pronounced Huangpu, is a Chinese compound surname. It's also called as ''Hwangbo'' (황보) in Korea and ''Hoàng Phủ'' in Vietnam. Origins During the early Zhou dynasty, ''huangfu'' was the name of military of ...

: 1978–1983 * Lu Jiaxi (Honorary President): 1981–2001 *

Huang Jinling Huang Jinling ( zh, 黄金陵, born on February 19, 1932), a native of Houcai Village, Dongyuan Township, Hui’an County, Fujian Province, is a structural chemist and educator. Biography In 1951, Huang commenced his academic career in the Dep ...

: 1983–1992 *

Qian Kuangwu Qian may refer to: *Cash (Chinese coin), a circular copper coin with a square hole in the center used from the 4th century BCE to the 20th century CE *Guizhou, abbreviated as ''Qián'' (黔), province of China *Mace (unit), or Qian, one of the Chi ...

: 1992–1999 *

Wei Kemei Wei Kemei (August 29, 1939 – October 23, 2014) was a Chinese chemical engineer who specialized in developing catalysts for fertilizer production. He served as a professor and president of Fuzhou University and was a Chinese Academy of Engineerin ...

: 1999–2002 *

Wu Minsheng Wu Minsheng (; August 1946 – 7 September 2019) was a Chinese mechanical engineer. He served as Dean of Tsinghua University and President of Fuzhou University (2002–2010). Biography Wu Minsheng was born in August 1946 into a farming and fish ...

: 2002–2010 *

Fu Xianzhi Fu or FU may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Fool Us, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese vessel *Fu (poetry) (赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *'' FU: Friendship Unlimited'', a 2017 Marath ...

: May 2010 – December 2023 *

Wu Minghong Wu may refer to: Places * Wu (region) (), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue ** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region ** Wuyue culture (), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region *Wu ...

: December 2023 – Present

References

External links

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