Jimei University, Xiamen, China
中国 厦门 集美大学
Jimei University (JMU), located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, is a “Double First-class” provincial university jointly constructed by the Ministry of Transport and Fujian Province, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fujian Province, as well as Fujian Provincial Government and Xiamen Municipal Government. It offers doctoral programs and master’s programs exempted from admission examinations. It is the only qualified institution on the mainland approved by the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport to host Taiwan seafarers competence training programs.
The origin of JMU can be traced back to Teachers’ Department of Jimei School (1918) and the Aquatic and Business Departments of Jimei School (1920), both of which were founded by Tan Kah Kee, a prominent overseas Chinese patriotic leader. In 1994, Jimei Teachers College, Jimei Navigation College, Jimei College of Finance and Economics, Xiamen College of Fisheries and Fujian College of Physical Education were merged into JMU. In 2004, the former Xiamen School of Industry was also included in the merge. With the school motto of “Sincerity and Perseverance”, consistently upholding the philosophy of “establishing the University with Tan Kah Kee spirit, and fostering talents with sincerity and perseverance” throughout its educational practice, JMU has enjoyed wide reputation at home and abroad.
Since the inception of JMU’s Board of Directors of in 1996, Xi Jinping, He Guoqiang, Chen Mingyi, Lu Zhangong, Huang Xiaojing and Wang Yifu have presided as the Chairmen successively. The current consultants of the Board of Directors are Jia Qinglin and Chen Yongzai. From 1999 to 2002, when serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors during his tenure of office as Governor of Fujian Province, General Secretary of CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping paid seven visits to JMU, providing significant instructions which laid a solid foundation for the development of the University and its future transformations.
With 20 colleges and schools, JMU boasts a total enrolment of more than 32,400 students: over 27,900 full-time undergraduates, 3,900 postgraduates and nearly 600 international students. It currently has a faculty of about 1,630 full-time teachers, including 29 national top-level talents, 388 high talents at both the provincial and ministerial levels, and 531 talents at the municipal and departmental levels.
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