Putian University (PTU), a full-time undergraduate university approved by the Ministry of Education in March 2002, is located in Putian, a coastal city in southeast Fujian, the home of Mazu-"Goddess of Peace" at sea, and one of famous hometowns of overseas Chinese. PTU has been awarded the patriotism education base of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, the National Verdurization Model Unit, the Advanced Unit of National Fitness Activities, the Advanced Unit of Mental Health Education of the Chinese Psychological Association, the Civilized School of Fujian Province, the Safe Campus and the Garden-style Unit of Fujian Province.
The campus covers an area of 111.12 hectares (1666.8 mu), and the planned new campus covers an area of 198 hectares (2970 mu). The building area of the school is 528,500 square meters. The total value of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment reached 255 million yuan, and the collection of paper books reached 1.286 million copies. The first phase of the new campus has been completed and put into use.
The university consists of 17 schools with 52 undergraduate majors, such as the School of Culture and Communication, the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Mathematics and Finance, the School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, the School of Information Engineering, the School of Civil Engineering, the School of Art and Craft, the School of Music, the School of Physical Education, the School of Management, the School of Business, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medical Technology, the Afflicted Clinic School, the School of Fundamental Education and the New Engineering Industry College.
PTU has launched Government-Industry-Education-Research collaborations with more than 150 enterprises and institutions, such as the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Fujian Huajiacai Co., Ltd., etc. The university has steadily promoted international exchanges and cooperation with more than 20 foreign universities such as Dundee University in the United Kingdom and Massey University in New Zealand, and has jointly sponsored the major of Medical and Health Industry Management with the University of New Orleans in the United States.PTU ranks among the top 500 international competitiveness rankings of Chinese universities. Teachers and students frequently visit and study abroad.
