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. At present, Fuzhou University has 5 campuses, including 2 campuses in Xiamen city. The main campus is located in the University Town of Fuzhou Region. At present, there are about 50,000 students in Fuzhou University, including about over 5,200 doctoral and master's degree seekers.

Fuzhou University has been taking great efforts to develop the cooperation and exchange. The international and national academic conferences have been conducted successfully in Fuzhou University so that the social academic influence from Fuzhou University has been enhanced. Academic exchanges on science, teaching and culture with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao regions have been actively carried out. The University is also positively engaged in promoting the exchanges between Chinese civilization and western civilization. Fuzhou University has become an important window of scientific, academic, educational and cultural exchanges in Fujian Province.

The year 2008 witnessed the 50th anniversary of the founding of Fuzhou University. The University has established its fast development strategy, that is, the entrepreneurial university with regional characteristics, which will accelerate the university development course to become one of the most prestigious universities in the southeast region of China.

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