Huaqiao University is directly under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee. It is a central university approved by Premier Zhou Enlai. It is the first university named "overseas Chinese" in China. It is a comprehensive University jointly built by the state overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, the Ministry of education and Fujian Province. It is designated as "a state key university" by the CPC Central Committee.The university has been selected as a key construction university in Fujian Province, a high-level university in Fujian Province, a "double first-class" construction university in Fujian Province, a national cultural quality education base for college students, a national model university for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, a Chinese government scholarship receiving University for overseas students in China, a national construction high-level university public postgraduate project, and a national "characteristic key discipline project" University, new engineering research and practice program, 1 + 2 + 1 Sino US talent training program; the second University in Fujian Province with graduate school and the right to evaluate professors and associate professors, with the qualification of recommending candidates for exemption from examination; the first batch of units qualified to recruit foreign students, one of the Pilot Universities chartered by the Hong Kong government to recruit associate degree students; member unit of CDIO Engineering Education Alliance, new university It is one of the earliest universities in China to implement the system of board of directors; the first batch of undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of education has obtained excellent grades, and the proportion of doctoral degree teachers ranks second in Fujian Province.Headquartered in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the famous hometown of overseas Chinese, the school has two campuses in Quanzhou and Xiamen, Nanyang Institute in Singapore, overseas Chinese education base in Barcelona, Confucius Institute in Bangkok, Phuket, Vienna and other places, and 77 agencies or enrollment institutions in five continents. As of December 2017, the university has a total area of 2.559 million square meters, a building area of 1.134 million square meters, 28 colleges, 57 national and provincial teaching and research platforms, 1 national key discipline, 40 provincial and ministerial key disciplines, and 3 disciplines have entered the top 1% of ESI global ranking.