2010 Summer Program

2.Introduction of Xiamen University Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, the well-known patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It was the first university in China founded by an overseas Chinese. At present it is the only key comprehensive university directly affiliated with the Education Ministry in any of the five special economic zones and is one of China 's higher-level universities designated for the state key construction of the “211 Project” and the “985 Project”. Over the past eighty - four years, as the result of painstaking efforts by several generations of faculty and graduates inspired by the school motto: Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection , Xiamen University has accumulated rich experience in offering its educational programs. The university presents its features as a university "in the Special Economic Zone on the coast near Taiwan and with close ties with overseas Chinese." Following its fine tradition of "loving the motherland and the university", it has enjoyed a fine reputation both at home and abroad. Since its founding 84 years ago, over 140,000 students have graduated from the university, and over 50 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) have studied or worked at Xiamen University . With its 18 schools containing 45 departments and a group of research institutes, Xiamen University , has become a comprehensive university providing a fairly complete range of programs of education in humanities, social science, natural science, engineering and technology, management, art education, and medical science. Recently, the university has offered 70 undergraduate programs, 165 graduate programs, of which 6 are professional masters programs, and 100 Ph.D. programs, in addition to post-doctoral research centers set up in 12 first-class disciplines. At present, many subjects in the university have been proved to be excellent. 13 subjects have been assessed and awarded as “the national key disciplines”, and 65 subjects have been awarded as “the provincial key disciplines”. In addition, 5 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Life Science & Technology, Economics and History) have been designated as “national educational centers for talents”, 8 subjects were listed among the state key disciplines in the "211 Project” construction during the period of the ninth five-year plan, and 11 subjects are listed among the state key disciplines in the "211 Project” construction during the period of the tenth five-year plan. Xiamen university has over 4,900 staff, including 2,061 full-time faculty and professional researchers, 17 whom are academicians of CAS and CAE (8 academicians of CAS, 1 academician of CAE, and 8 adjunct academicians). Moreover, 7 faculty members of Xiamen University are seated on the State Council's Academic Degree Appraisal Committee. Among the full-time teachers and researchers, there are 1,252 professors and associate professors, including 337 doctoral supervisors, accounting for 60.4% of the total, 820 holding a Ph.D. degree, accounting for 41.7% of the total, and 786 returned scholars from overseas, accounting for 38.1% of the total. Among the teachers below the age 45, 16 have obtained the "Science Grant for National Outstanding Youth" from the state; 8 have received the “Education Ministry Award for Excellent Young University Teacher”; 8 have been listed in the "One-hundred plus One-thousand plus Ten-thousand Talent Project”; 16 have been included in the Ministry of Education's training program for the "Leading Figure for the New Century"; 18 have been included in the Education Ministry first assistance program for “Outstanding Figures of the New Century ;and 1 has been awarded as the “National Distinguished University Teacher”. The university has set up distinguished professorships in 8 subjects supported by the "State Yangtze Scholar Award Program" and distinguished professorships in 4 subjects supported by "Min-jiang Scholar Award Program" in Fujian Province . The university now has a total enrollment of over31,000 full-time students on campus, including 18,989 undergraduates, 10,591 master students, 1,810 doctoral students, and over 1200 international students. In addition, the university has over 6,000 overseas correspondence students. Xiamen University is well-known for its excellent qualified graduates. Its students have consecutively won three gold medals for three years in the China Undergraduate Challenge Cup for Business Plan Competition, and landed the unique Special Prize in China Undergraduate Contest for Mathematical Modeling in 2003. The employment rate reached 98.1% for its graduates and 97.4% for its undergraduates in 2004, ranking among the top universities in China . One doctoral dissertation was listed among the Nation's Top Hundred Doctoral Dissertations in 2005. Xiamen University set up over 80 research institutions, including 2 State Key Laboratories, 3 Education Ministry Key Laboratories , 1 Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center, 1 Fujian Provincial Research Center, and 5 state key research bases in humanities and social science. Two research reports were published in the international SCIENCE MAGAZINE in 2004. Xiamen University has established inter-university cooperative ties with 89 institutions of higher education outside mainland China . By establishing academic ties with 24 universities and colleges, 63 research institutes and 34 media outlets in Taiwan, Xiamen University has become one of the universities in mainland China most actively engaged in educational, scientific, and cultural exchanges with Taiwan. In the past few years, the university has greatly improved its teaching and research facility and its public service system. At present, the university has 3 campuses which cover a total area of about 8,000 mu. Xiamen campus, located in the southern part of Xiamen Island , has an area of 2,500 mu, Zhangzhou campus has an area of 2,568 mu, and Jimei campus has an area of 2,800 mu. Situated at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue sea and encircling Xiamen bay, the three campuses are set amidst picturesque scenery. At present, the university has residential space for students exceeding 1,300,000 square meters, a library holding 3,750,000 volumes of books, fixed assets with a total value of RMB1.5 billion ,and instruments and equipment for research and teaching worth RMB 579,000,000. The scope and level of its high-speed information network on campus is rated at the top of all universities in China . Xiamen University is now making great strides towards its goal of "building a high-level university well-known both at home and abroad."

2.Introduction of Xiamen University

Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, the well-known patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It was the first university in China founded by an overseas Chinese. At present it is the only key comprehensive university directly affiliated with the Education Ministry in any of the five special economic zones and is one of China 's higher-level universities designated for the state key construction of the “211 Project” and the “985 Project”.

Over the past eighty - four years, as the result of painstaking efforts by several generations of faculty and graduates inspired by the school motto: Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection , Xiamen University has accumulated rich experience in offering its educational programs. The university presents its features as a university "in the Special Economic Zone on the coast near Taiwan and with close ties with overseas Chinese." Following its fine tradition of "loving the motherland and the university", it has enjoyed a fine reputation both at home and abroad. Since its founding 84 years ago, over 140,000 students have graduated from the university, and over 50 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) have studied or worked at Xiamen University .

With its 18 schools containing 45 departments and a group of research institutes, Xiamen University , has become a comprehensive university providing a fairly complete range of programs of education in humanities, social science, natural science, engineering and technology, management, art education, and medical science. Recently, the university has offered 70 undergraduate programs, 165 graduate programs, of which 6 are professional masters programs, and 100 Ph.D. programs, in addition to post-doctoral research centers set up in 12 first-class disciplines. At present, many subjects in the university have been proved to be excellent. 13 subjects have been assessed and awarded as “the national key disciplines”, and 65 subjects have been awarded as “the provincial key disciplines”. In addition, 5 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Life Science & Technology, Economics and History) have been designated as “national educational centers for talents”, 8 subjects were listed among the state key disciplines in the "211 Project” construction during the period of the ninth five-year plan, and 11 subjects are listed among the state key disciplines in the "211 Project” construction during the period of the tenth five-year plan.

Xiamen university has over 4,900 staff, including 2,061 full-time faculty and professional researchers, 17 whom are academicians of CAS and CAE (8 academicians of CAS, 1 academician of CAE, and 8 adjunct academicians). Moreover, 7 faculty members of Xiamen University are seated on the State Council's Academic Degree Appraisal Committee. Among the full-time teachers and researchers, there are 1,252 professors and associate professors, including 337 doctoral supervisors, accounting for 60.4% of the total, 820 holding a Ph.D. degree, accounting for 41.7% of the total, and 786 returned scholars from overseas, accounting for 38.1% of the total. Among the teachers below the age 45, 16 have obtained the "Science Grant for National Outstanding Youth" from the state; 8 have received the “Education Ministry Award for Excellent Young University Teacher”; 8 have been listed in the "One-hundred plus One-thousand plus Ten-thousand Talent Project”; 16 have been included in the Ministry of Education's training program for the "Leading Figure for the New Century"; 18 have been included in the Education Ministry first assistance program for “Outstanding Figures of the New Century ;and 1 has been awarded as the “National Distinguished University Teacher”. The university has set up distinguished professorships in 8 subjects supported by the "State Yangtze Scholar Award Program" and distinguished professorships in 4 subjects supported by "Min-jiang Scholar Award Program" in Fujian Province .

The university now has a total enrollment of over31,000 full-time students on campus, including 18,989 undergraduates, 10,591 master students, 1,810 doctoral students, and over 1200 international students. In addition, the university has over 6,000 overseas correspondence students. Xiamen University is well-known for its excellent qualified graduates. Its students have consecutively won three gold medals for three years in the China Undergraduate Challenge Cup for Business Plan Competition, and landed the unique Special Prize in China Undergraduate Contest for Mathematical Modeling in 2003. The employment rate reached 98.1% for its graduates and 97.4% for its undergraduates in 2004, ranking among the top universities in China . One doctoral dissertation was listed among the Nation's Top Hundred Doctoral Dissertations in 2005.

Xiamen University set up over 80 research institutions, including 2 State Key Laboratories, 3 Education Ministry Key Laboratories , 1 Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center, 1 Fujian Provincial Research Center, and 5 state key research bases in humanities and social science. Two research reports were published in the international SCIENCE MAGAZINE in 2004.

Xiamen University has established inter-university cooperative ties with 89 institutions of higher education outside mainland China . By establishing academic ties with 24 universities and colleges, 63 research institutes and 34 media outlets in Taiwan, Xiamen University has become one of the universities in mainland China most actively engaged in educational, scientific, and cultural exchanges with Taiwan.

In the past few years, the university has greatly improved its teaching and research facility and its public service system. At present, the university has 3 campuses which cover a total area of about 8,000 mu. Xiamen campus, located in the southern part of Xiamen Island , has an area of 2,500 mu, Zhangzhou campus has an area of 2,568 mu, and Jimei campus has an area of 2,800 mu. Situated at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue sea and encircling Xiamen bay, the three campuses are set amidst picturesque scenery. At present, the university has residential space for students exceeding 1,300,000 square meters, a library holding 3,750,000 volumes of books, fixed assets with a total value of RMB1.5 billion ,and instruments and equipment for research and teaching worth RMB 579,000,000. The scope and level of its high-speed information network on campus is rated at the top of all universities in China .

Xiamen University is now making great strides towards its goal of "building a high-level university well-known both at home and abroad."