Fudan University

Fudan University

复旦大学
Former names	Fudan Public School Fudan College National Fudan University Private Fudan University
Motto	博学而笃志，切问而近思 (Scientia et studium, quaestīo et cogītātīo)
Motto in English	Rich in knowledge and tenacious of purposes, inquiring with earnestness and reflecting with self-practice
Type	Public
Established	1905
President	Xu Ningsheng (许宁生)
Party Secretary	Jiao Yang (焦扬)
Academic staff	2,700
Administrative staff	5,800
Students	31,900
Undergraduates	14,100
Postgraduates	14,800 (including doctoral students)
Other students	3,000 (exchange students)
Location	Yangpu District, Shanghai,  People's Republic of China
Campus	604 acres Urban: Handan campus, Fenglin campus, Jiangwan campus Suburban:Zhangjiang campus
Affiliations	C9, Universitas 21, AEARU, APRU, BRICS Universities League, Council on Business & Society
Website	www.fudan.edu.cn

Fudan University (simplified Chinese: 复旦大学; traditional Chinese: 復旦大學; pinyin: Fùdàn Dàxué), located in Shanghai, China, is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China; It is consistently ranked in the world's top 100 most academic universities. It is also a member in the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty. Fudan is now composed of four campuses in downtown Shanghai, including Handan (邯郸), Fenglin (枫林), Zhangjiang (张江), and Jiangwan (江湾), which share the same central administration.

Fudan, formerly romanized as Fuh Tan, was initially known as Fudan Public School in 1905. The two Chinese characters Fu (复) and Dan (旦), literally meaning "(heavenly light shines) day after day", were chosen by the distinguished educator in modern Chinese history, Father Ma Xiangbo S.J., from the Confucian Classic Shangshu Dazhuan (Chinese: 尚书大传): "Itinerant as the twilight, sun glows and moon luminesces" (Chinese: 日月光华，旦复旦兮). In 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution the college was taken up as the headquarters of the Guangfu Army and closed down for almost one year. The university motto comes from Analects Book 19.6 (Chinese: 博学而笃志,切问而近思), which means "to learn extensively and adhere to aspirations, to inquire earnestly and reflect with self application".