Fudan is a comprehensive research-oriented university renowned both at home and abroad for its highly-rated arts, sciences and medicine disciplines. It boasts a total area of approximately 2,500,000 square meters that are divided into 4 campuses: Handan (main campus in Wujiaochang area), Fenglin, Jiangwan and Zhangjiang, housing 35 schools and departments that offer 11 broad subject areas, 5 state-level key laboratories, 29 provincial and ministerial-level laboratories, 17 affiliated hospitals, and libraries that hold more than 5.5 million books and countless digital resources. Also Fudan is home to approximately 4,000 international students from all corners of the globe. Fudan is a member of the elite C9 League, also known as China’s Ivy league, and ranked 31st in QS Global World Ranking 2022.

The rapid development of humanities and social sciences is an important goal for Fudan University. It will act according to the mission of constructing the “New Humanities Discipline”, promote the development of theories and academic structure that match the future needs of the country, inherit the good in the Chinese culture, and cultivate talents adaptive to the new era. It will specialize in philosophy and social sciences, step up integrative innovation of social sciences and frontier technologies, and strengthen its capability to serve the society.