Jimei University
| 集美大学 | |
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Motto in English
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Sincerity and Fortitude |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1918 |
| President | Prof.Wenjin SU |
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Academic staff
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2,300 |
| Students | 21,300 |
| Undergraduates | 17847 |
| Postgraduates | Y |
| Location |
Xiamen, Fujian,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus | urban, 90 hectares |
| Website | www.jmu.edu.cn |
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| Yueming Building at Jimei University | |
Jimei University (JMU) (集美大学, Pinyin: Jíměi Dàxué, POJ: Chi̍p-bí Tōa-o̍h), colloquially known as "Jídà" (集大), is a public university located in Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
Founded by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Tan Kah Kee in 1918, Jimei University enjoys a long history of over 90 years. Its origin can be traced back to Jimei Normal School. In 1994,Jimei University was the result of combining five institutes and colleges in the Jimei Schools Village. The five institutes and colleges were: Fujian Physical Education College, Jimei Finance and Economics Institute, Jimei Navigation Institute, Jimei Teachers College, and Xiamen Fisheries College.
Jimei University has an integration of 20 colleges and offers 56 postgraduate programs, 2 course master’s programs in 10 fields and 63 undergraduate programs in eight disciplines: Engineering, Agronomy, Economics, Pedagogy, Science, Literature,Administration, and Law.
Presently, Jimei University has a total enrollment of more than 26,000 full-time students and over 1500 full-time teachers, among whom, over 180 professors and 550 associate professors. as well as has 4 characterized major construction projects at the national level, one state-level teaching team, one state-level modal center for experimental teaching, 11 characterized major construction projects at the provincial level, 37 provincial quality courses, 7 provincial teaching teams, 4 provincial or ministerial key laboratories and research centers，and 11 provincial key disciplines.
Jimei University have made a five-year plan that it will continue to give priority to undergraduate education and develop postgraduate education positively. It aims to cultivate creative and applied talents catering to the needs of the local development, of the nation and of the different industries, and to preliminarily build itself into one famous multi-disciplined university with distinguishing features, high level and strong competitiveness in China.
The University has an area of more than 2300 mu (1mu=666.7m2), with a floor space of over 1,020,000 square meters.
Jimei University has several libraries,among which Jiageng Library and Cheng Yankui Library are the two biggest.
Jimei university is structured into faculties called colleges and schools.
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