Founded in 1958, Fuzhou University is one of the national key universities that are selected into the “211 Project”, a Chinese government program for the 21st century to support 100 selected universities for their further rapid development. Since establishment, Fuzhou University has developed into a key comprehensive university in Fujian Province, giving priority to engineering courses and also enjoying a reputation for excellence in other fields including sciences, economics, management, liberal arts, law, arts and design, etc.
In the University, there are 19 colleges mainly for undergraduate education. There are 64 bachelor’s degree programs, 1 national center for theoretical research in science and personnel training, 1 national integrated circuit personnel training center, 2 national demonstration center for experimental teaching, 4 national supporting sites for superior subjects, 2 national outstanding courses and over 30 provincial key courses.
The University has 1 national key subject, 1 national key subject (cultivating), 7 national key developing subjects for “211 Project”, 23 provincial key subjects. There are 3 post-doctoral research stations, 4 doctoral degree programs for the first-rank disciplines, 40 doctoral degree programs for the second-rank disciplines, 14 master’s degree programs for the first-rank disciplines and 103 master’s degree programs for the second-rank disciplines, 3 professional degree authorization stations (namely, MBA, Master of Laws and Master of Engineering covering 16 engineering fields).
At present, there is an enrollment of more than 26,000 full-time students in Fuzhou University, including approximately 4,000 doctoral and master’s degree students and over 22,000 undergraduate and junior college students. In addition, there are over 1,600 graduate students studying for different professional degrees and over 8,000 students for adult education certificates. Since its establishment, more than 90,000 students with various degrees graduated from the University. The University has been approved by the Ministry of Education to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs to students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan regions and foreign countries.
The active staff working for the University is over 3,200 people, including over 1,700 full-time teachers. Among them, there are more than 700 with the senior professional titles, 5 academicians from the China Academy of Engineering (including 4 double-employed academicians), 1 member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1 professor honored as Changjiang Scholar, 6 professors and 3 chair professors honored as Minjiang River Scholars, 8 national experts with tremendous contributions to the country, 2 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 23 provincial excellent experts with outstanding contributions to the province, 4 candidates for the first and second level of the national Project of “Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand Talent Project” (a government program to select the excellent talents for scientific and technological development in various fields at home and abroad), 64 candidates for the Provincial Project of “Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand Talent Project”, 146 doctoral advisors and 114 specialists who enjoy special allowances sponsored by the government.
In Fuzhou University, the University has undertaken over 3,600 scientific and technological projects with funds of more than 500 million yuan, and the University has undertaken 276 national and provincial important scientific and research projects. 155 national, ministerial and provincial scientific and technological research awards have been achieved, including the three national awards, i.e. National Natural Sciences Award, National Technological Invention Award and National Scientific and Technological Progress Award. The University ranks the first 46-69 positions stably among all the universities in China with regard to the scientific and technological paper inclusion and quotation by the three most important international search systems. The amount of granted patents has been increasing year by year, and 158 patents have been granted.
The University has established collaborative relationship with scores of domestic universities and institutes and has been endeavoring to improve cooperation with enterprises and local organizations so as to meet the demands of regional and national economic development. Academic exchanges on science, teaching and culture with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao regions have been actively carried out, taking advantage of the relationship of Two-side of the Straits and Three-region and focusing on cultural exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan.
The University has established a favorable collaborative relationship 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. The University has become an important window for internationally and regionally technological and cultural exchanges in Fujian Province.