Shanghai Fudan University has sent 56,000 face masks, 300 pieces of protective clothing and additional donations to Hungary to aid its battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic, Hungary's Ministry of Innovation and Technology said on Monday.

The shipment containing donations arrived in Budapest on Monday afternoon (local time) on an aircraft organized by the Consulate General of Hungary in Shanghai.

Fudan University is planning to open a campus in Budapest, the ministry said.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met a delegation from the Shanghai university last October, and László Palkovics, the innovation and technology minister, signed a letter of agreement with FudanPresident Xu Ningsheng in December, confirming their dedication to setting up a Budapest campus.

Fudan University is considered the 40th best university in the world, according to QS World University Ranking.