Founded in 1906, Jinan University is the first institution to initiate education of Overseas Chinese. It is one of China’s “One Hundred Key Universities”, directly under Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. There are 27 colleges, 61 departments, 188 research institutions and 77 laboratories within this University. Comprehensive academic disciplines, teaching excellence and constantly improving schooling make Jinan University attractive to students at home and abroad. Up to February 2015, there are 47,518 students, 9,310 of which are full-time master and doctoral students, 22,159 of which are full-time undergraduates and 11,774 of which are Overseas Chinese students, foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Jinan University offers scholarships for excellent international students, including Chinese Government Scholarship, Confucius Institute Scholarship and Guangdong Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship, etc.