Universities

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) is a major higher education institution in Fujian with roots going back to the Agricultural Department of Fukien Christian College (1936) and Fujian Provincial Agriculture College (1940). It took its present name after the 2000 merger of Fujian Forestry College and Fujian Agriculture University. Located in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province. Over 2,300 faculty and staff, including more than 1,600 full-time faculty (about 800 full or associate professors). Structure: 23 colleges, 72 undergraduate majors across science, engineering, agriculture, economics, management, humanities, law, medicine, and related areas. Over 24,000 full-time undergraduates and about 4,000 graduate students. Eight post-doctoral research centers; eleven first-rate doctoral programs; 23 first-rate master’s programs; seven professional master’s programs. Also hosts a national science and biology center, a national key academic program, and a training center. Since 1978 FAFU has won 655 national and provincial science/technology and social achievement awards. It pioneered JUNCAO technology and has run 50 rounds of high-level international JUNCAO training for more than 1,662 trainees; the technology has been introduced to 87 countries )

Fujian Medical University was founded in 1937. It is one of the earlier public undergraduate medical universities in China, and a Fujian Province “double first-class” construction university with a medical-focused, multidisciplinary training system. It is jointly supported by the People’s Government of Fujian Province and the National Health Commission, and serves as a health talent training, medical research, and medical service center in Fujian. The university has two campuses, Qishan and Wushan, with a planned area of about 1,550 acres. It has 14,742 teaching and medical staff (including affiliated hospitals) and more than 18,000 full-time students. There are 1,664 full-time teachers (including clinical teachers); over 57.09% hold doctoral degrees and 68.63% hold senior professional titles. It has 53 national high-level talents and 2 winners of the Nightingale Medal. It has 4 national characteristic majors and 11 national first-class undergraduate major construction points; 6 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 2 doctoral degree authorization points, 9 first-level disciplines authorized for master’s degrees, and 9 master’s degree authorization points; 2 mobile postdoctoral research stations (clinical medicine and basic sciences), 4 postdoctoral workstations, and 2 academician workstations. Six disciplines—clinical medicine, pharmacology and toxicology, chemistry, neuroscience and behavioral science, biology and biochemistry, and molecular biology and genetics—are in the top 1% of ESI global rankings. There are also 6 provincial first-class disciplines, including Clinical Medicine, Medicine, and Basic Sciences.

Fuzhou University, founded in 1958 in Fuzhou, Fujian, is a Double First-Class university with strengths in science and engineering alongside economics and the arts. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and welcomes international applicants on open degree pathways.