About Fudan University

Fudan University was established in 1905 as Fudan Public School. It was the first institution of higher education to be founded by a Chinese person, renowned modern educator Ma Xiangbo. The school’s name was chosen from the “Biography of Yuxia” in the Classic of History , where the two characters fù (“return”) and dàn (“dawn”) are found in the famous lines “Brilliant are the sunshine and moonlight, again the morning glory after the night,” signifying continuous self-renewal, and expressing the hope that China could become a country with a strong higher education system run by Chinese intellectuals. 

Fudan is home to 14,100 undergraduates and associate degree candidates, 14,800 graduates including 3000 foreign degree candidates, 2,700 staff and 3,100 full-time teaching faculty members.

There are 28 schools and independent departments with 70 bachelor degree programs, 35 doctoral degree programs of Level I academic disciplines, 154 doctoral degree programs, 224 master degree programs, and 29 post-doctoral programs.

Over the past hundred years, the school has made outstanding contributions to the country by developing talent, innovating in science and technology, carrying forward civilization, and serving society. Students and teachers of Fudan always keep in mind the school motto “Rich in knowledge and tenacious of purposes, inquiring with earnestness and reflecting with self-practice,” maintain the school spirit of “civilized, healthy, united, rousing,” practice the school traditions of being “hard working, rigorous, result-oriented, and innovative,” and develop the Fudan spirit of “patriotic service, academic independence, a diversity of approaches, and pursuit of excellence.” They make great contributions to the liberation and development of the people, the construction and development of the nation, and the civilization and progress of society.

About Fudan University International Summer Session

Fudan University International Summer Session (FISS) is a 4-week program offering course study and cultural experience to students from all over the world. A large variety of content courses covering topics in History and Culture, Society and Politics, Business and Economy, Law and Science and Technology. Chinese language courses at 3 different levels, historical and cultural visits will be offered.

Students who wish to participate in FISS are required to take in-peron courses with a consecutive study abroad duration of 4 weeks. You are not allowed to take virtual courses under this program. Course information can be found HERE.

Program Date

Four weeks from 30 June - 25 July 2025 

* Notes:

• You are expected to arrive on the registration day. Please refer to the host institution's acceptance package for the arrival information.
• Students are not allowed to late arrive or early depart from the host institution. 

Fees

Hong Kong local students who are nominated by HKUST may enjoy a tuition fee waiver discount (when quota is still available). All HKUST-noiminated students will enjoy a 10% tuition fee discount. Please refer to the FISS website for the fees.