Fuzhou University

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.

It was formed in June 2016 by merging Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce and Shanghai Finance University. Its roots go back to Lixin education founded by Dr. Pan Xulun in 1928. In 2022, the School of Business and Administration received five-year full AACSB accreditation. SLU has three campuses in Pudong, Songjiang, and Xuhui, covering more than 1,200 mu (about 800,000 square meters). It has more than 19,000 full-time students, including over 370 graduate students; 3 master’s degree programs and 40 undergraduate majors; more than 1,630 faculty and staff, including over 1,240 full-time teachers

Established in 1898 in Beijing, Peking University is China’s first national university. Its campus hosts five faculties—Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Medicine, and Information and Engineering—alongside 47 colleges and departments. The university offers over one hundred undergraduate programmes and more than five hundred graduate and doctoral programmes. With around 34,000 students including nearly 2,400 international learners from 80 countries, its academic community is both large and diverse. The teaching staff includes over 5,800 full-time faculty members, among them more than 1,700 professors and over 60 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Research infrastructure includes 11 national key laboratories, 46 state key laboratories, and a library holding 7.7 million volumes—the largest university library in Asia.

Zhejiang University, founded in 1897 in Hangzhou, is one of China’s leading comprehensive research universities. Teaching and research span science, engineering, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. International students study across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Founded in 1896, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of China’s oldest universities and is based in Shanghai’s Minhang and Xuhui districts. It comprises 28 schools and departments, offering 64 undergraduate programmes across nine disciplinary areas including engineering, medicine, science, and management. The university hosts over 44,000 students, including nearly 6,000 international learners, and employs more than 2,800 full-time academic staff. Its research infrastructure includes eight state key laboratories and multiple national engineering research centres. SJTU awards degrees at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels across a broad range of disciplines, with particular depth in engineering and the natural sciences. The university operates several affiliated hospitals and maintains close ties with Shanghai’s municipal government and national education authorities.