23 Facts About Fudan University

Fudan University is a national public research university in Shanghai, China.

Fudan University, then romanized as Fuh Tan, was founded as Fudan Public School in 1905, by Ma Xiangbo, SJ, who had resigned from Aurora University.

In 1917, Fudan Public School became a private university named the Private Fudan University, and had a middle school and university-preparatory school.

In 1929, Fudan University reorganized its departments, expanding to include departments of journalism, municipals, law, and education.

In December 2019, Fudan University changed its constitution, removing the phrase "academic independence and freedom of thought" and including a "pledge to follow the Communist party's leadership", leading to protests among the students.

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Fudan University has 17 affiliated hospitals, such as Zhongshan Hospital and Huashan Hospital, integrating medical service, medicine education, and research.

Fudan University has an "International Student's Dormitory", a building reserved as living quarters for any students from countries other than China studying either degree or non-degree programs.

Fudan University is a member of Universitas 21, an international consortium of research-driven universities.

High School Affiliated to Fudan University, located on the Handan campus, is one of the most prestigious high schools all over China mainland.

Fudan University Library was formally established in 1922, previously known as the Reading Room of Wu Wu .

Fudan University Library is divided into the China Academic Humanities and Social Sciences Library, the National Foreign Textbook Center for East China, the Documentation and Information Center for Liberal Arts, and the Central Stacks for Foreign Books of Liberal Arts.

Fudan University is consistently ranked among the top universities in Asia according to major international university rankings.

Fudan University graduates are highly desired in China and worldwide.

Internationally, Fudan University is regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where it ranked 51th globally.

Fudan University is among the top 100 universities in the world and the top five in mainland China according to some of the most-widely read university rankings in the world such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Fudan University has reconstructed its course system to suit education goals.

All of the 70-plus undergraduate majors of Fudan University have been put into seven general categories so that students can benefit on a broader scale from the systematic discipline training.

Graduate School of Fudan University was established on 6 November 1984 and the Graduate School of Shanghai Medical University on 25 January 1985.

Since 1952, Fudan University has a total of 95 academicians alumni, second only to Peking University and Tsinghua University in China.

Fudan University is a member of the Consortium of Academic Stewards for The Scholar Ship.

In February 2008, Fudan University launched the Fudan University Education Development Foundation in New York.

In 1995, Fudan University established the Nordic Centre in Shanghai, a joint platform for research and education with 14 universities from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

In 2011, Fudan University became part of the Tyndall Centre network, a research network centered on climate science and climate policy research.