| Jimei University | |||||||||||||
| Motto: | 诚毅 | ||||||||||||
| Motto Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||
| Mottoeng: | Sincerity and Fortitude | ||||||||||||
| Image Upright: | .7 | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Students: | 21,300 | ||||||||||||
| Undergrad: | 17,847 | ||||||||||||
| Postgrad: | Y | ||||||||||||
| Faculty: | 2,300 | ||||||||||||
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Jimei University (JMU; Chinese: 集美大学) is a provincial public university in Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian, and co-funded by the Fujian Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Xiamen Municipal People's Government.[1]
The earliest predecessors of the school, founded by Chinese businessman Tan Kah Kee, were the Teachers Department of Jimei School established in 1918, and the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Business of Jimei School established in 1920.[2]
In 1994, the current Jimei University was established through the merger of the then Jimei Teachers Senior Vocational School, Jimei Navigation College, Jimei Finance and Economics Senior Vocational School, Xiamen Fisheries College, and Fujian Sports College .