Fuzhou University

Founded in 1958, Fuzhou University is one of the key national universities selected for the “Double First-Class Initiative,” a significant commitment by the Chinese government to enhance China’s higher education power and international competitiveness. It is also part of the “211 Project,” a government programme dedicated to supporting the rapid development of 100 selected universities in the 21st century. As a university jointly established by the People’s Government of Fujian Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Fuzhou University has evolved into a prominent comprehensive institution since its inception. While it places a strong emphasis on engineering programmes, it has also gained a stellar reputation in various other fields, including sciences, economics, management, liberal arts, law, arts, and design, among others. The university has 27 schools, including one independent school and one Sino-foreign joint venture school. Currently, there are 39,288 undergraduate students, including 13,499 students at Zhicheng College. It consists of 10 postdoctoral research stations, 14 doctoral programmes for the first-rank disciplines, 2 professional doctoral degree authorization stations, 39 master’s degree programmes for the first-rank disciplines, 24 master’s degree authorization stations, and a total of 91 undergraduate majors. The university currently has 3,281 staff members, including 2,290 full-time teachers. Among them, 125 individuals have been recognized at the national level (81 people) and 730 individuals at the provincial level (524 people) for their talents and achievements. In terms of high-level talents and teams, the university boasts 15 academicians (including 14 distinguished chair professors), 12 recipients of the “Yangtze River Scholar Award” (including 4 young scholars), 22 individuals at the national level (including 18 young scholars) for high-level talent introduction, 20 individuals selected for the national “Thousand Talents Programme” (including 6 young scholars), 9 recipients of the National Distinguished Youth Science Fund, 1 recipient of the National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent Award, 12 individuals at the national level for the “Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Programme,” 9 national-level young experts with outstanding contributions, 8 recipients of the National Excellent Young Scientist Fund, 3 recipients of Outstanding Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation (Overseas), 8 leaders of young and middle-aged science and technology innovation in the Ministry of Science and Technology, 3 leaders of innovation teams in the Ministry of Education, and 3 cultural celebrities and talents recognized under the “Four Batches of Talent” programme.