Fudan University

Fudan University (FDU) is a national public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

The university was originally founded by the Chinese Jesuit priest Ma Xiangbo in 1905. It is a member of the C9 League.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

History

1905–1917: college-preparatory school

The university traces its origins to Fudan College, established in 1905 by Chinese Jesuit priest Ma Xiangbo. Prior to founding Fudan, Ma had established Aurora College, where the Society of Jesus frequently opposed and intervened in student movements. This led Ma to create a new institution, Fudan College, as a preparatory school for higher education with government funding, offering three-year education for general or specialised tracks.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite thesis</ref>Template:Rp After the 1911 Revolution, Fudan continued to offer general rather than specialised education.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp

1917–1941: private university

Fudan became a private university in 1917, establishing specialised departments including Chinese literature, foreign literature, banking, business and administration, economics, politics, civil engineering and psychology.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp In 1921, university preparatory education was ended and the university began to adopt an American-styled credit and elective system, per a national policy.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp In 1928, Fudan was registered with the Ministry of Education of the newly founded Nationalist government. In 1929, the university was organised into four faculties, namely Liberal Arts, Science, Law and Commerce. In 1937, it moved to Chongqing due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp

1941–1949: national university

In 1941, with the approval from the Nationalist government, the university was transformed from a private university to a national university, which allowed the government to control Fudan's major posts, including the president, provost and dean. In early 1946, the university returned to Shanghai.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp In China under Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, Fudan University was tasked with providing a Western-style education to Chinese students to support the country's economic reconstruction efforts.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp

1949–1976: Mao Zedong era

In 1949, the university was taken over by the Shanghai Military Control Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as the CCP defeated the Kuomintang in the Chinese civil war.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp By 1952, the CCP remodelled the Chinese higher education based on the Soviet model, leading to the inclusion of Communist ideology in Fudan's educational offerings.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp Fudan was transformed into a Soviet-style comprehensive university, with departments of arts and science of other universities merged into Fudan, leaving Fudan the only university to provide basic science and arts in Shanghai.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp In China under Mao Zedong, Fudan University was tasked with transmitting socialist values to further the agenda of the CCP.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp During the Cultural Revolution, the teaching at Fudan was completely halted due to political turmoils.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp

1976 to present

In 2000, Fudan University merged with Shanghai Medical University, which was founded as the Fourth National Chungshan University School of Medicine in 1927, to form the new Fudan University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The university set up a 1 billion yuan fund of funds for start up innovation in 2023 as well as launching what it claims to be China’s largest cloud-based scientific research computing platform CFFF.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Hungarian government made an agreement to open the first campus of Fudan University outside China in Budapest in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hungarian education professionals and politicians denounced the investment, citing economics, higher education and national security concerns.<ref name=Telex>Template:Cite web</ref>

Campus

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Xianghui Auditorium

Fudan has five undergraduate colleges – Zhide (Template:Lang), Tengfei (Template:Lang), Keqing (Template:Lang), Renzhong (Template:Lang), and Xide (Template:Lang).

The university has four campuses in Shanghai – Handan (Template:Lang), Fenglin (Template:Lang), Zhangjiang (Template:Lang), and Jiangwan (Template:Lang) – that share the same central administration. It also has 17 affiliated hospitals.

Academic profile

International links

Template:As of Fudan has joint MBA programs in the School of Management with MIT Sloan School of Management in the US (since 1996, leading to a Fudan degree), BI Norwegian Business School in Norway (since 1996, leading to a BI Norwegian Business School degree), the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong (leading to a University of Hong Kong degree), and Washington University in the US (leading to a Washington University degree).<ref name=international>Template:Cite web</ref> There are also a double degree in international management with Bocconi University and Luiss University in Italy (since 2005, leading to a master's in international management from one of the Italian universities), an executive MBA with National Taiwan University, and a global master's in management with London Business School (leading to degrees from both institutions).<ref name=international/>

Fudan University School of Economics has had a partnership with Durham University Business School in England to deliver a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree awarded by Durham University since 2006, with the first students starting in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of Fudan remains the main location, but some elements of the course are also delivered at Durham and in San Francisco, USA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fudan, Korea University Business School in Korea, and the National University of Singapore in Singapore have collaborated on the S3 Asia MBA since 2008, with students spending six months at each of the institutions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fudan students receive a dual degree from Fudan and one of the other universities in the collaboration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Reputation and rankings

Subject rankings

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024<ref name="QSSubject">Template:Cite web</ref>

Subject	Global	National
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Linguistics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies	Template:Center	Template:Center
Archaeology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Architecture and Built Environment	Template:Center	Template:Center
Art and Design	Template:Center	Template:Center
Classics and Ancient History	Template:Center	Template:Center
English Language and Literature	Template:Center	Template:Center
History	Template:Center	Template:Center
Modern Languages	Template:Center	Template:Center
Philosophy	Template:Center	Template:Center
Template:Left	Template:Fall =111	Template:Rise 7
Engineering – Chemical	Template:Center	Template:Center
Computer Science and Information Systems	Template:Center	Template:Center
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	Template:Center	Template:Center
Engineering – Electrical and Electronic	Template:Center	Template:Center
Engineering – Mechanical	Template:Center	Template:Center
Template:Left	Template:Fall 92	Template:Fall 4
Anatomy and Physiology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Biological Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Medicine	Template:Center	Template:Center
Nursing	Template:Center	Template:Center
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Psychology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Template:Left	Template:Rise 51	Template:Same position 4
Chemistry	Template:Center	Template:Center
Earth and Marine Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Environmental Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Geography	Template:Center	Template:Center
Geology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Materials Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Mathematics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Physics and Astronomy	Template:Center	Template:Center
Template:Left	Template:Fall 56	Template:Same position 3
Accounting and Finance	Template:Center	Template:Center
Anthropology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Business and Management Studies	Template:Center	Template:Center
Communication and Media Studies	Template:Center	Template:Center
Development Studies	Template:Center	Template:Center
Economics and Econometrics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Education and Training	Template:Center	Template:Center
Hospitality and Leisure Management	Template:Center	Template:Center
Law and Legal Studies	Template:Center	Template:Center
Library and Information Management	Template:Center	Template:Center
Politics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Social Policy and Administration	Template:Center	Template:Center
Sociology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Statistics and Operational Research	Template:Center	Template:Center

THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024<ref name="THESubject">Template:Cite web</ref>

Subject	Global	National
Arts & humanities	Template:Center	Template:Center
Business & economics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Clinical & health	Template:Center	Template:Center
Computer science	Template:Center	Template:Center
Education	Template:Center	Template:Center
Engineering	Template:Center	Template:Center
Life sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Physical sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Social sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center

ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023<ref name="ARWUSubject">Template:Cite web</ref>

Subject	Global	National
Natural Sciences
Mathematics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Physics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Chemistry	Template:Center	Template:Center
Earth Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Geography	Template:Center	Template:Center
Ecology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Atmospheric Science	Template:Center	Template:Center
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	Template:Center	Template:Center
Materials Science & Engineering	Template:Center	Template:Center
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Energy Science & Engineering	Template:Center	Template:Center
Environmental Science & Engineering	Template:Center	Template:Center
Biotechnology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Human Biological Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Medical Sciences
Clinical Medicine	Template:Center	Template:Center
Public Health	Template:Center	Template:Center
Dentistry & Oral Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Nursing	Template:Center	Template:Center
Medical Technology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Social Sciences
Economics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Statistics	Template:Center	Template:Center
Political Sciences	Template:Center	Template:Center
Psychology	Template:Center	Template:Center
Business Administration	Template:Center	Template:Center
Finance	Template:Center	Template:Center
Management	Template:Center	Template:Center
Public Administration	Template:Center	Template:Center
Hospitality & Tourism Management	Template:Center	Template:Center
Library & Information Science	Template:Center	Template:Center

Research output rankings

Regarding research output in natural science and life science, the Nature Index Research Leaders 2024 ranked Fudan the No.9 university in the Asia Pacific region, and 12th in the world among the global universities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 2024 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Fudan 11th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2019–2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable alumni

Template:Main Since 1952, Fudan University has a total of 95 academicians alumni, second only to Peking University and Tsinghua University in China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fudan's notable alumni include:

• Chen Yinke (1890–1969), historian, linguist, orientalist, politician, and writer.
• Chen Wangdao (1891–1977), scholar and educator recognized as the first and only person to translate The Communist Manifesto into Chinese completely
• Chen Zhili (born 1942), politician
• Chu Coching, geologist and meteorologist
• David Ji (born 1952), Chinese-American electronics entrepreneur who co-founded Apex Digital, and was held against his will in China for months without charges during a business dispute
• Kerry Chen, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of ATRenew
• Yan Fu, military officer, newspaper editor, translator, and writer known for introducing Western ideas to China in the late 19th century
• Yu Youren, educator, scholar, calligrapher, and politician
• Wang Huning (born 1955), political theorist and a top leader of the Chinese Communist Party.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Auto-ID Labs
• S3 Asia MBA – Joint MBA program by Fudan University, Korea University and NUS Business School

External links

• Template:Official website
• 3D map (archived)
• International Metropolis