Fudan University

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fudan-university

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Fudan University built?1905 by Ma Xiangbo
2. What is the location?Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
3. What is the affiliation?Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China
4. When was Fudan University founded?It started in 1905 and got its current name in 1917.
5. Who started Fudan University?A scholar named Ma Xiangbo, a Chinese Jesuit, founded it to make smart people and help modernize China.

Modernization: The process of adapting to modern ideas, methods, and technology, especially in a developing country.
Academic Rigor: A high standard of intellectual challenge, thoroughness, and precision in academic work.
Double First-Class University Plan: A Chinese initiative to develop world-class universities and world-class disciplines.