Fudan University controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Teacher kills college Party secretary on campus; sentenced to death with reprieve in 2024 first-instance trial
In June 2021, Fudan young researcher Jiang Wenhua stabbed to death the college Party secretary on campus, triggering discussions about campus safety and appointment management. In February 2024, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced him in first instance to death with a two-year reprieve and restriction on commutation for intentional homicide. This entry concerns a crime by a specific individual and a related campus incident.
2013
Dormitory poisoning kills classmate; Lin Senhao later executed
In 2013, Fudan student Lin Senhao poisoned a dormitory water dispenser, causing a classmate's death, triggering discussions about campus safety, laboratory hazardous chemicals management, and student relations. A court sentenced him to death for intentional homicide, and the sentence was carried out in 2015 after review. The perpetrator was a specific student; the school is not listed as a party to the intentional homicide.
2019 constitution change and student protests
In December 2019 Fudan removed 'academic independence and freedom of thought' from its constitution and added a pledge to follow Communist Party leadership, prompting student protests and concerns about diminishing academic freedom.
Controversy over Budapest campus
The 2024 agreement to open a Fudan campus in Budapest, costing 540 billion HUF with 450 billion paid by the Hungarian state from a Chinese loan, was denounced by Hungarian education professionals and politicians over economics, higher education and national security concerns.