Conference Venue

华侨大学泉州校区 (Quanzhou Campus, Huaqiao University)

Address: No. 269, Chenghua North Road, Fengze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province (福建省泉州市丰泽区城华北路269号)

Huaqiao University (HQU) is a university directly affiliated with the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council). It is designated as a National Base for Chinese Language and Culture Education, a National Base for University Students' Cultural Quality Education, a National Base for Language Promotion, a National Demonstration Base for Language Service Export, a National Demonstration University for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, a National Model University for Faculty Evaluation Reform, and a National Base for the Inheritance of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture in Higher Education Institutions.

Founded in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in 1960 with Liao Chengzhi as its first president, the university was suspended in 1970 and reopened in 1978. In 1983, it was listed as a “key university receiving special support” by the Central Government. Since 1996, it has been jointly supported by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the Fujian Provincial Government. In 2006, the Xiamen campus was inaugurated. In 2018, HQU was selected for inclusion in the “Double First-Class” initiative of Fujian Province. In 2019, it entered into a new co-construction framework with the United Front Work Department, the Ministry of Education, and the Fujian Provincial Government.