Zhejiang University

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Zhejiang University
Image:ZJU.JPG
Motto:求是 创新
(Truth and Innovation)
Established1897
Type:Public
President:Yang Wei (杨卫)
Faculty:8,475
Students:42,916
LocationHangzhou, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, 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. And now Zhejiang University is one of the 9 Elite Universities in China.[1]

Located approximately 112 miles (180 kilometers) southwest of Shanghai in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University is one of China's most comprehensive universities.

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[edit] History

[edit] Pre-1949

Established in 1897 as Qiushi Academy (simplified Chinese: 求是书院; traditional Chinese: 求是書院; pinyin: Q­íushì Shūyuàn. Before 1949, it was called National Chekiang University (simplified Chinese: 国立浙江大学; traditional Chinese: 國立浙江大學; pinyin: Guólì Zhèjiāng Dàxué). Since year 1928, was it officially called National Zhejiang University. Now, the university is also referred to as ZJU or Zheda. Reputed as "Cambridge of the East" by Joseph Needham in China's modern history of higher education, Zhejiang University's undergraduate and graduate programs are both consistently ranked as among top 3 in the nation.

[edit] 1952-1998

Zhejiang University was split up into a number of single-discipline colleges during the 1952 readjustment of China's Tertiary Education System. Its schools of arts and sciences either went to form Hangzhou University or jointed with Fudan University. Its medical and pharmaceutical schools formed Zhejiang Medical University. Its agricultural and horticultural schools went to establish Zhejiang Agricultural University.

1952~1953, Its chemical engineering departments and some the other technological parts went to form the Hangzhou Chemical Engeering School (now Zhejiang University of Technology, ZJUT). And the dean Li Shouheng, who was one of the main founders of China's moeden chemical engineering, was pointed to be the first president of ZJUT.

[edit] After 1998

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.

[edit] Organization

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.

[edit] University campuses

Zhejiang University consists of many campuses.

Core campuses:

  • Yuquan Campus (the old headquarters, and the old campus of engineering)
  • Xixi Campus (the old campus of arts and sciences)
  • Hubin Campus (immerged into the Zijingang Campus, the old campus of medicine and pharmaceutical science)
  • Huajiachi Campus (the old campus of agriculture)
  • Zhijiang Campus (the old campus of mathematics and related theoretical sciences)
  • Zijin'gang (new and the biggest campus)

Affiliated campuses:

Others:

[edit] University hospitals

Zhejiang University has 6 affiliated hospitals

[edit] Colleges & departments

[edit] People

Notable alumni


Notable faculty

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 2005 Chinese university ranking.

[edit] External links

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