Fudan University is a public university in Shanghai, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal Government. It was founded by the Chinese former Jesuit priest Ma Xiangbo in 1905.
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Former names |
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| Motto | 博学而笃志，切问而近思[1] | ||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Rich in knowledge and tenacious of purposes, inquiring with earnestness and reflecting with self-practice[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Founder | Ma Xiangbo | ||||||||||||||
| President | Jin Li | ||||||||||||||
| Party Secretary | Qiu Xin (裘新) | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 5,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Students | 31,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 14,100 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 14,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 220 Handan Rd., Yangpu District, Shanghai , | ||||||||||||||
| Campus | 604 acres (244 ha) | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | C9, Universitas 21, AEARU, APRU, BRICS Universities League, Council on Business & Society, ASRMU, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | fudan.edu.cn | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 复旦大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 復旦大學 | ||||||||||||||
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The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
History
The school's predecessor was Fudan Public School (复旦公学) founded in 1905, by the Chinese Jesuit priest Ma Xiangbo. It was one of the earliest privately-founded colleges and universities in China. The predecessor of Shanghai Medical University (上海医科大学) was the Fourth National Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine (国立第四中山大学医学院) founded in 1927. In 2000, Fudan University merged with Shanghai Medical University to form the new Fudan University.[4][5]
Fudan has five undergraduate colleges – Zhide (志德), Tengfei (腾飞), Keqing (克卿), Renzhong (任重), and Xide (希德). The university has four campuses in Shanghai – Handan (邯郸), Fenglin (枫林), Zhangjiang (张江), and Jiangwan (江湾) – which share the same central administration. It also has 17 affiliated hospitals. The university is a member of the C9 League.
Rankings
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[6] | 54 (2023) |
| QS World[7] | 31 (2022) |
| QS Employability[8] | 29 (2020) |
| THE World[9] | 44 (2024) |
| THE Reputation[10] | 39 (2022) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| ARWU Asia[11] | 7 (2023) |
| QS Asia[12] | 6 (2021) |
| QS BRICS[13] | 3 (2019) |
| THE Emerging Economies[14] | 4 (2021) |
Subject rankings
| Subject | Global | National |
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| Arts & humanities |  151–175 | 5–7 |
| Business & economics |  =42 | 4–5 |
| Clinical & health | =38 |  3 |
| Computer science | 73 | 7 |
| Education | 126–150 | 6 |
| Engineering | =56 | 7–8 |
| Life sciences | 42 | 3 |
| Physical sciences | 29 | 3 |
| Social sciences | 101–125 | 3–5 |
| Subject | Global | National |
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| Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics | 36 | 2 |
| Physics | 51–75 | 6–8 |
| Chemistry | 21 | 10 |
| Earth Sciences | 151–200 | 20–27 |
| Geography | 151–200 | 17–25 |
| Ecology | 201–300 | 10–16 |
| Atmospheric Science | 32 | 7 |
| Engineering | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 12 | 7 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 20 | 10 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 9 | 7 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 40 | 26 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 31 | 11 |
| Biotechnology | 32 | 18 |
| Life Sciences | ||
| Biological Sciences | 76–100 | 6 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 51–75 | 1 |
| Medical Sciences | ||
| Clinical Medicine | 151–200 | 3–6 |
| Public Health | 76–100 | 5–8 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 201–300 | 23–30 |
| Nursing | 101–150 | 19–26 |
| Medical Technology | 76–100 | 3 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 41 | 6 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Economics | 76–100 | 8–13 |
| Statistics | 35 | 1 |
| Political Sciences | 301–400 | 14–25 |
| Psychology | 201–300 | 8–12 |
| Business Administration | 151–200 | 16–19 |
| Finance | 51–75 | 10–14 |
| Management | 76–100 | 11–18 |
| Public Administration |  151–200 | 9–12 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 51–75 | 12–18 |
| Library & Information Science | 34 | 10 |
Research output rankings
Regarding research output in natural science and life science, the Nature Index Annual Table 2023 ranked Fudan the No.9 university in the Asia Pacific region, and 13th in the world among the global universities.[18] The 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Fudan 13th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2018–2021.[19]
Notable alumni
Since 1952, Fudan University has a total of 95 academicians alumni, second only to Peking University and Tsinghua University in China.[20] Fudan's notable alumni include Chen Yinke, Chen Wangdao, Chu Coching, Yan Fu, Yu Youren, Chen Zhili, and "China's Kissinger" Wang Huning.[21][22]
Controversies
In December 2019, Fudan University changed its constitution, removing the phrase "academic independence and freedom of thought" (學術獨立和思想自由) and including a "pledge to follow the Communist party's leadership" (學校堅持中國共產黨的領導), leading to protests among the students.[23][24] It also said that Fudan University had to "equip its teachers and employees" with "Xi Jinping Thought", leading to concerns about the diminishing academic freedom of Fudan.[25][26]
The Hungarian government made an agreement to open the first campus of Fudan University outside China in Budapest in 2024.[27] The expansion would cost 540 billion HUF, of which 450 billion would be paid by the Hungarian state from a Chinese loan. The construction would be mainly done by Chinese companies.[28] Education professionals and politicians denounced the investment, citing economics, higher education and national security concerns.[29]
See also
- Auto-ID Labs
- S3 Asia MBA – Joint MBA program by Fudan University, Korea University and NUS Business School
References
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