School of Management,Xiamen University

With 20 schools containing 43 departments, and many key research institutes, Xiamen University has become a comprehensive university providing a fairly complete range of educational programs in humanities, social sciences, natural science, engineering and technology, management, art education, and medical science. The university now offers 71 undergraduate programs and 150 graduate programs, including 4 professional masters programs, 87 Ph.D. programs, and post-doctoral research centers established in the 12 first-class disciplines. Many of the university¡¯s subjects and programs have received critical acclaim at both home and abroad. 13 subjects have been assessed and awarded as ¡°national key disciplines¡±, and 10 subjects have been awarded as ¡°provincial key disciplines¡±. In addition, 5 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Life Science & Technology, Economics and History) have been designated as ¡°national educational centers for talents¡±, 8 subjects are listed among the state key disciplines in the "211 Project¡± construction during the period of the ninth five-year plan, and 11 subjects are listed among the state key disciplines in "211 Project¡± construction during the period of the tenth five-year plan. Xiamen University¡¯s over 4,500 staff, include 1,758 full-time faculty and professional researchers, 16 of which are academicians of CAS and CAE (8 academicians of CAS, 1 academician of CAE, 7 adjunct academicians). Moreover, 7 Xiamen University faculty members are seated on the State Council¡¯s Academic Degree Appraisal Committee, and 14 of the faculty members have been awarded the title of "National Expert with Outstanding Contribution to the Country." The full-time teachers and researchers include 1,100 professors and associate professors, of which 334 are doctoral supervisors, accounting for 60% of the total. Fully 740 teachers and researchers, roughly 40% of the total, hold a Ph.D. degree, and 628 returned scholars from overseas account for 33.8% of the total. Among the teachers below the age of 45, 12 have obtained the "Science Grant for National Outstanding Youth" from the state; 8 have received the ¡°Education Ministry Award for Excellent Young University Teacher¡±; 5 have been listed in the "One-hundred plus One-thousand plus Ten-thousand Talent Project¡±; 16 have been included in the Ministry of Education¡¯s training program for the "Leading Figure for the New Century"; and 1 has been awarded as the ¡°National Distinguished University Teacher¡±.