Fudan University - Shanghai Comprehensive Research University

Fudan University (Fudan), referred to as "Fudan", is located in Shanghai, China. It is directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and is a vice-ministerial institution directly under the central government. It is a national double first-class (Class A), 985 Project, and 211 Project construction university. It is selected for the Everest Plan, 111 Plan, 2011 Plan, Excellent Doctor Education and Training Plan, Excellent Legal Talent Education and Training Plan, and the National Construction of High-level University Public Graduate Program. It is an important member of the Nine Schools Alliance (C9), the China University Presidents Association, the Association of East Asian Research Universities, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. It is a world-renowned and top national key university in China.

Fudan University is a well-known national comprehensive research university in China. It was founded in 1905 and was originally named Fudan Public School. It was named Fudan University in 1917. Its predecessor was the National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University Medical School founded in 1927, which was named Shanghai Medical College in 1932 and renamed Shanghai Medical University in 1985.

In 2000, Fudan University merged with Shanghai Medical University to form the new Fudan University, further broadening the discipline structure and strengthening the school's strength. It has developed into a comprehensive research university with 11 disciplines including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, medicine, management, and art.

At present, Fudan University has 32 directly affiliated colleges (departments) and 16 affiliated hospitals (5 of which are under construction). The school has 70 undergraduate majors, 35 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 41 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 2 doctoral professional degree authorization points, 27 master's professional degree authorization points, and 35 postdoctoral research mobile stations. There are 12,881 ordinary undergraduate and junior college students, 16,929 graduate students, and 3,043 international students. There are 2,799 teaching and research staff. There are 42 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 118 people in the central "Thousand Talents Plan", 133 "Changjiang Scholars" of the Ministry of Education, 34 chief scientists of the "National Key Basic Research and Development Program (including major scientific research programs)", 97 "National Outstanding Young Scholars", 1 outstanding professor of liberal arts, and 11 senior professors of liberal arts.

The school has 17 disciplines in the top 1% of ESI, among which chemistry, materials science, and clinical medicine are in the global 1‰. The school has 11 first-level national key disciplines, 19 second-level national key disciplines, and 7 selected as Shanghai Class I and II peak disciplines. There are 5 national key laboratories, 5 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 13 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 9 key laboratories of the Ministry of Health, 1 key laboratory of the Ministry of Health of the General Logistics Department, 15 key laboratories of Shanghai, and 4 engineering research centers of Shanghai; there are 9 key research bases of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, the China Institute was selected as the first batch of national high-end think tank construction pilot units, the School of Marxism was selected as the first batch of national key Marxist colleges, and the secretariat of the "China University Think Tank Forum" was settled in Fudan. The school ranks 43rd and 96th in the world in the latest QS and U.S. News World University Rankings, respectively, and ranks third among domestic universities.

The school has established exchange and cooperation relations with more than 200 top universities and research institutions in the world, and the proportion of undergraduates going abroad is nearly 50%. The school has signed strategic cooperation agreements with 28 local governments and more than 10 enterprises and institutions. The school has formed a "one body and two wings" campus pattern: Handan Campus and Jiangwan Campus as one, and Fenglin Campus and Zhangjiang Campus as two wings. It covers an area of ​​2.4499 million square meters, and the building area of ​​the school is 2.002 million square meters.

The clouds are thick and the glory is brilliant. In the past 110 years since its establishment, the school has made outstanding contributions to the country in talent cultivation, scientific research, serving the society, international exchanges, civilization inheritance and innovation. Great times breed great goals, and great goals inspire the power of progress.

Fudan teachers and students keep in mind the school motto of "being knowledgeable and determined, asking questions and thinking closely", strictly abide by the school spirit of "civilization, health, unity and hard work", and strive to practice the style of study of "hard work, rigor, truth-seeking and innovation", carry forward the Fudan spirit of "patriotism, academic independence, embracing all rivers and pursuing excellence", and in accordance with the requirements of the Party and the country, cultivate and practice the core socialist values ​​throughout the whole process of talent cultivation, further accelerate the construction of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, actively serve the national strategy, carry forward the spirit of reform and innovation, strive to cultivate first-class talents, produce first-class results, and make new and greater contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.