Fujian Normal University (福建師範大學), or FNU, located in the provincial capital city of Fuzhou, is a public university founded in 1907, making it Fujian’s oldest university and one of China’s oldest teachers’ colleges. It acquired its current name in 1972. The university operates 28 colleges offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs across a wide range of disciplines. FNU has been authorized by the state to provide teacher training for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions, and has been designated as one of four national bases for teaching Chinese as a foreign language to students from Southeast Asia — a mandate that has made it an active partner in China’s overseas Chinese-language education network. FNU currently partners with Angeles University Foundation in the Philippines to operate the Confucius Institute at Angeles University Foundation (CI-AUF).