Jimei University
集美大学 | |
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Motto in English | Sincerity and Fortitude |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 1918 |
President | Prof.Wenjin SU |
Academic staff | 2,300 |
Students | 21,300 |
Undergraduates | 17847 |
Postgraduates | Y |
Location | , , |
Campus | urban, 90 hectares |
Website | www.jmu.edu.cn |
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Yueming Building at Jimei University |
Jimei University (JMU) (集美大学, Pinyin: [Jíměi Dàxué] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized region: en for code: en (help), POJ: [Chi̍p-bí Tōa-o̍h] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized region: en for code: en (help)), colloquially known as "Jídà" (集大), is a public university located in Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
History
Founded by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Chen Jiageng (Tan Kah Kee) in 1918, Jimei University enjoys a long history of over 90 years. Its origin can be traced back to Jimei Normal School. In 1994,Jimei University was the result of combining five institutes and colleges in the Jimei Schools Village. The five institutes and colleges were: Fujian Physical Education College, Jimei Finance and Economics Institute, Jimei Navigation Institute, Jimei Teachers College, and Xiamen Fisheries College.[1]
Academic
Jimei University has an integration of 20 colleges and offers 56 postgraduate programs, 2 course master’s programs in 10 fields and 63 undergraduate programs in eight disciplines: Engineering, Agronomy, Economics, Pedagogy, Science, Literature,Administration, and Law.
Presently, Jimei University has a total enrollment of more than 26,000 full-time students and over 1500 full-time teachers, among whom, over 180 professors and 550 associate professors. as well as has 4 characterized major construction projects at the national level, one state-level teaching team, one state-level modal center for experimental teaching, 11 characterized major construction projects at the provincial level, 37 provincial quality courses, 7 provincial teaching teams, 4 provincial or ministerial key laboratories and research centers,and 11 provincial key disciplines.
Jimei University have made a five-year plan that it will continue to give priority to undergraduate education and develop postgraduate education positively. It aims to cultivate creative and applied talents catering to the needs of the local development, of the nation and of the different industries, and to preliminarily build itself into one famous multi-disciplined university with distinguishing features, high level and strong competitiveness in China.
Campuses
The University has an area of more than 2300 mu (1mu=666.7m2), with a floor space of over 1,020,000 square meters.
structures
Jimei University has several libraries,among which Jiageng Library and Cheng Yankui Library are the two biggest.
Faculty and Schools
Jimei university is structured into faculties called colleges and schools.
Arts and Humanities
- Teachers Education College
- School of Political Science and Law
- School of Chinese Language and Literature
- Arts College
- School of Foreign Languages
Commerce
Technology and Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering College
- Information Engineering College
- Mechanical Engineering College
- Bio-tech Engineering College
- Marine Engineering College
General Sciences
- Fisheries College
- Navigation College
- Science College
- Engineering Technology College
- Adult Education College
- Overseas Education College
Administration
Prize
In 2009 the constructions of the new campus was elected one of the “100 Major and Classical Construction Projects” over the 60 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Jimei University is the only university winning the award.
See also
References
External links
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- Official Website: 集美大学 Template:Zh icon
- Jimei University Template:En icon
- Guide to Xiamen & Fujian (150+ web pages of Text & photos)