Zhengzhou University, referred to as "Zheng Da", is located in Zhengzhou City. It is a national "double-class" world-class university, a national "2 1 1 project" and "one province and one school". The school has been selected into "20 1 1 plan", "11plan", the national public graduate program for building high-level universities, the education and training program for outstanding engineers, the education and training program for outstanding legal talents, the education and training program for outstanding doctors, and the national innovation experiment program for college students.

On September 1954 and 15, the first freshmen and faculty of Zhengzhou University, leaders of provincial and municipal party, government and army, representatives of higher education departments, and leaders of brother colleges celebrated the birthday of Zhengzhou University. Considering the present situation of higher education in Henan Province, the Ministry of Education has decided that Shandong University, Peking University, Jilin University, Northeastern University and other universities should be responsible for it.