Huaqiao University

Huaqiao University
华侨大学 (Chinese)
Motto	会通中外并育德才
Type	Public
Established	1960
President	Xu Xipeng (徐西鹏)
Academic staff	1,700
Students	24,000
Location	Quanzhou and Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China
Campus	Quanzhou campus 740,000 m2 Xiamen campus 1,320,000 m2
Website	www.hqu.edu.cn/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	华侨大学
Traditional Chinese	華僑大學
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáqiáo Dàxué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Hôa-kiâu Tāi-ha̍k

Huaqiao University (Chinese: 华侨大学; pinyin: Huáqiáo Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-kiâu-tāi-ha̍k; lit. 'Overseas Chinese University'; Acronym: HQU) is a national university located in Xiamen and Quanzhou, Fujian province, China.

Huaqiao University was founded in 1960, with support from the late Chinese premier and historical figure Zhou Enlai, for students of overseas Chinese backgrounds (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) to pursue tertiary education in their ancestral homelands. The university has two campuses in the cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, known for their large numbers of overseas Chinese students who have roots in these cities.