Zhejiang University

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Zhejiang University


Motto	求是创新 (Truth and Originality)
Established	1897
Type	Public
President	Yang Wei (杨卫)
Faculty	8,475
Students	42,916
Location	Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Campus	Urban, 5.3 km²
Website	zju.edu.cn Chinese zju.edu.cn/english English

Zhejiang University (Simplified Chinese: 浙江大学; Traditional Chinese: 浙江大學; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué) is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China.

Established in 1897 as Qiushi Academy (Simplified Chinese: 求是书院; Traditional Chinese: 求是書院; pinyin: Qíushì Shūyuàn), the university is also referred to as ZJU or Zheda. Located approximately 112 miles (180 kilometers) southwest of Shanghai in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University is one of China's leading research institutes. Reputed as "Cambridge of the East" in China's modern history of higher education, Zhejiang University's undergraduate and graduate programs are both consistently ranked as among the best in the nation.

Zhejiang University was split up into a number of single-discipline colleges during the 1952 readjustment of China's Tertiary Education System. In 1998, with the approval of the State Council, the new Zhejiang University was established as a combination of four major universities that had grown up in Hangzhou over the previous half-century, namely Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University.

Under the direct administration of China's Ministry of Education, the new Zhejiang University is a key comprehensive university whose fields of study cover eleven branches of learning, namely philosophy, literature, history, education, science, economics, law, management, engineering, agriculture, and medicine. The university, now has 110 specialties for undergraduate studies, and it is entitled to confer masters degrees in 264 programs and doctoral degrees in 181 programs. Under its administration there are 13 National Key Laboratories, 2 National Engineering Research Centers and 3 National Engineering Technology Centers. Besides, it has set up 24 national key specialties and 39 post-doctoral stations.

Zhejiang University consists of six campuses, namely Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Hubin, Zhijiang, and Zijin'gang, occupying a total area of 5,330,000 square meters and a floor space of 2,008,000 square meters. At present, the total number of full time students has reached over 42,916 including 24,983 undergraduates, 11,883 postgraduates working for master's degrees and 6,050 Ph.D. candidates. Among its over 8,475 faculty and staff members, there are 12 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 1,172 full professors and 2,419 associate professors. With a total space of 59,000 square meters, the university library has a collection of more than 6,260,000 volumes. In addition, the university has 6 affiliated hospitals.