The Origin and History of Fudan University in Shanghai

Fudan University was founded in 1905, formerly known as Fudan College. It is the first institution of higher learning independently established by China people. Its founder is Ma, a famous educator in modern times, and the first board of directors is Dr. Sun Yat-sen.. The name of the school "Fudan" was taken from the famous sentence "Sun and Moon shine together, Fudan is thriving" in Biography of Yu Xia, which was intended to strive for self-improvement, and placed the hope of China intellectuals in running schools and educating people at that time.

19 17, Fudan public school changed to private Fudan university; 1937 after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the school moved to Beibei, Chongqing, and 1942 was changed to "National" on New Year's Day; 1946 moved back to the original site of Jiangwan, Shanghai; Fudan University has become a comprehensive university focusing on arts and sciences since the departments of Chinese universities were adjusted from 65438 to 0952. 1959 became a national key university.

In 2000, the former Fudan University and the former Shanghai Medical University merged into the new Fudan University. As of May 2007, the school covers an area of 2,449,900 square meters with a building area of 2,002,000 square meters.

Expand information Fudan teachers and students keep in mind the school motto of "erudite and conscientious, ask questions and think carefully", strictly abide by the school spirit of "civilized, healthy, United and hard-working", practice the study style of "assiduous, rigorous, realistic and innovative", carry forward the Fudan spirit of "patriotic dedication, academic independence, embracing all rivers and pursuing Excellence", and take serving the country as their own responsibility and cultivating talents as the foundation.

Fudan University, referred to as Fudan for short, is located in Shanghai, China. It is directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) and the central government. It is a national first-class (Class A), 985 project and 2 1 1 project construction university, and was selected into the Everest Plan,1/plan and 2065438.

As an important member of Nine Schools Alliance (C9), China University Presidents Association, East Asia Research University Association and Pacific Rim University Association, it is a world-renowned and top national key university in China.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Fudan University