Environmental Science

1982：Environmental Science Research Institute established

1992：Environmental Science Research Center established

1994－1995：Programs of Master Degree and Doctoral Degree in Environmental Science approved by MOE

2005：State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL) established

2007：Environmental Science awarded as the National Key Discipline

2009：MEL approved as an International Cooperation Base by the Ministry of Science and Technology

2010：MEL categorized as an excellent state key laboratory

2011：College of the Environment & Ecology (CEE) established

Ecology

1920s：teaching and research in Ecology started at Xiamen University

1980：graduate students concentrating on Ecology enrolled

1994：graduate students in Ecology enrolled

1995：Ecology authored by Peng Lin, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, published

2008：the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems established, and passed the evaluation by MOE in Nov. 2011

2010：the Engineering Research Center of Fujian Province for Coastal Wetland Protection and Ecological Restoration established

2011：Ecology granted as the Top National Key Discipline for doctoral education