Fudan University

The name Fudan comes from the line “Brilliant are the sun and moon; morning follows morning” in the Commentary on the Book of Documents. Founded in 1905 as Fudan Public School, it adopted the name Fudan University in 1917 and was the first institution of higher education independently founded by Chinese people. Shanghai Medical University’s predecessor was the Medical School of National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, established in 1927. In 2000, Fudan University merged with Shanghai Medical University. The university currently covers 12 disciplinary categories: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, medicine, management, art, and interdisciplinary studies. In 2021, 20 of its disciplines were selected for the second round of the Double First-Class initiative, 3 more than in the first round.

Fudan University currently has 40 directly affiliated schools and departments and 17 affiliated hospitals. It offers 83 undergraduate programs, 44 first-level disciplines authorized to award doctoral degrees, 47 first-level disciplines authorized to award master’s degrees (including those authorized to award doctoral degrees), 7 professional doctoral degree authorization categories, 40 professional master’s degree authorization categories, and 40 postdoctoral research stations. It enrolls 15420 regular undergraduates, 36012 postgraduate students (including full-time and part-time students from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), and 2011 international degree students. It has 3647 teaching and research staff, including 59 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering (including jointly appointed members), 16 senior professors in the humanities, 9 faculty members holding first-grade professional and technical posts in philosophy and the social sciences, and 995 recipients of various national talent programs.

Fudan University enjoys a world-class educational reputation. Its international reputation ranks among the world’s top 30 and third among mainland Chinese universities. It made significant progress in the fifth national assessment of first-level disciplines. Its five broad fields of humanities, social sciences, science, engineering and medicine all rank among the world’s top 100. A total of 20 disciplines were selected for the second round of the Double First-Class initiative. It took the lead in establishing Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, the country’s first first-level discipline in the new interdisciplinary category. 13 disciplines have been selected for Shanghai’s Peak Discipline Development Program. 10 disciplines rank in the top 1‰ worldwide in ESI: Pharmacology and Toxicology, Materials Science, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Microbiology, Biology and Biochemistry, Clinical Medicine, Immunology, Environment/Ecology, and Engineering. The university is committed to contributing steadily to the progress of civilization at its best and actively implementing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Its international influence in sustainable development ranks first among mainland Chinese universities, with globally recognized outstanding achievements in areas including SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

The university has established the Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences and the Shanghai Center for Applied Mathematics. It currently has 12 national key laboratories (including 7 jointly established laboratories), 1 national engineering laboratory, 1 national field observation station, 2 national clinical medical research centers, 4 national medical centers, 1 national manufacturing innovation center, 3 national industry-education integration innovation platforms, 1 Ministry of Education frontier science center, 1 Ministry of Education integrated research platform, 7 innovation and international expertise introduction bases, 15 Ministry of Education key laboratories, 8 Ministry of Education engineering research centers, 9 National Health Commission key laboratories, 1 key laboratory of the Health Department of the General Logistics Support Department, 29 Shanghai key laboratories, 29 Shanghai engineering technology research centers, 2 Shanghai engineering research centers, 4 Shanghai frontier science research bases, and 5 Shanghai collaborative innovation centers. It has 10 Ministry of Education key research bases in the humanities and social sciences. Its China Institute was selected among the first pilot institutions for developing national high-end think tanks, and its School of Marxism was selected among the first national key schools of Marxism. The secretariat of the China University Think Tank Forum is based at Fudan. The university was also selected among the first institutions supported in developing Ministry of Education laboratories in philosophy and the social sciences.

In recent years, Fudan University has signed cooperation agreements with more than 446 universities and institutions in 53 countries and regions. Each year, its students and faculty make over 8000 overseas visits, it receives approximately 5000 overseas visitors, and it hosts around 100 international conferences.

The university has four campuses: Handan, Fenglin, Zhangjiang and Jiangwan. Their total land area is approximately 2.3778 million square meters, with a total building floor area of 2.1481 million square meters.

For details, please visit the university’s websites:

Postgraduate students – https://iso.fudan.edu.cn/16063/list.htm

Undergraduate students – https://iso.fudan.edu.cn/16062/list.htm

Accommodation and fees:

The international student residence has more than 1200 rooms. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, a bathroom, a television, a telephone, cable television and a broadband internet connection (charged separately). Shared laundry rooms and kitchens are also available.

Main building: single room: RMB 120/day; double room: RMB 80/day

Auxiliary buildings: RMB 65/day

Living facilities and conditions:

The university has four campuses, each with services such as a hospital, supermarkets and shops, as well as Chinese, Western and Muslim restaurants. Campus sports facilities include outdoor basketball, volleyball and football courts, gyms, swimming pools and indoor sports halls. Transport around the university is convenient, and nearby amenities include banks, post offices, medium-sized and large supermarkets, shopping malls, bookshops, and restaurants of various sizes serving food from different countries and regions.

Contact address and telephone numbers:

Address: International Students Office, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, China. Postal code: 200433

Telephone: 86-21-65642258, 65642250; Fax: 86-21-65117298

Email: iso@fudan.edu.cn

Websites: http://www.fudan.edu.cn http://iso.fudan.edu.cn