Zhengzhou University, referred to as "Zheng Da" for short, is located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Henan Province. It is a national "double-class" construction university.
Medical education in Zhengzhou University originated from 1928 Zhongshan University in Henan Province. Henan Medical College 1952 was independently established as Henan Medical College, and 1984 was renamed as Henan Medical University. Zhengzhou University was founded in 1956, 199 1 merged with Huanghe University, and 1996 was listed as a national "21/project" key construction university. Zhengzhou University of Technology was founded in 1963, formerly known as Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, and was renamed Zhengzhou University of Technology in April 1996. In July 2000, the former Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University of Technology and Henan Medical University merged to form the new Zhengzhou University.