Minjiang University is a full-time regular undergraduate institution of higher education approved by the Ministry of Education, located in Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province. In 2002, Fuzhou Teachers College (founded in 1958) merged with Minjiang Vocational University (founded in 1984, incorporating Fuzhou Arts and Crafts School in 2001) to form Minjiang University. In 2010, Fujian Conservatory of Music, founded by the patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Cai Jikun, was merged into Minjiang University.
The University boasts a glorious tradition of education. General Secretary Xi Jinping, during his tenure in Fuzhou, concurrently served as the President of Minjiang Vocational University for six years (June 1990 – May 1996), creating invaluable theoretical, practical, and institutional achievements. On March 25, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the University and delivered an important speech, infusing the soul of conviction, providing the source of motivation, and charting the course for the University's reform and development in the new era.
Minjiang University has evolved into a highly-regarded application-oriented undergraduate university with a comprehensive range of disciplines and considerable influence. Its academic disciplines cover eight major categories: Economics, Law, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Management, and Fine Arts. Three of its disciplines rank among the top 1% of ESI (Essential Science Indicators) globally.
Currently, the University has approximately 17,000 full-time students. It employs over 1,000 full-time faculty members, of which 96% hold master's degrees or above, and over 48% possess doctoral degrees. The University is home to 246 national and provincial-level talents (including flexible recruitment), and 14 provincial-level teaching and research teams. The campus covers a total area of more than covers over 2,000 mu (about 133.3 hectares). The total value of teaching and research equipment amounts to 659 million yuan, with a collection of 2.1362 million paper books and 3.0726 million electronic books.
Adhering to an open education strategy, the University has established friendly cooperative relations with more than 50 universities overseas, including those in the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia. In partnership with European University Cyprus, it co-founded the International Digital Economy College of Minjiang University, a non-legal-person Sino-foreign cooperative institution at the undergraduate level.
