West Lake University, located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a new institution of higher learning sponsored by social forces and supported by the state. Its predecessor was Zhejiang West Lake Institute of Advanced Studies, which was formally approved by the Ministry of Education on February 18, 2008. According to the orientation of running a school with a high starting point, small but refined, and research-oriented, we are committed to gathering first-class teachers, building first-class disciplines, and cultivating first-class talents and outputs. ? [8]?

In August, 2022, the school official website showed that the school had two campuses (as of March, 20021year, the Yun Qi campus occupied 66 mu, with a building area of106,000 square meters? [ 14]; As of 202 1 and 10, Yungu Campus has a total planned area of 1484 mu and a total construction area of 457,000 square meters. [ 15]); Set up 3 secondary colleges and 5 undergraduate majors; The number of doctoral students in the school has exceeded 600, and there are more than 100 outstanding academic talents from all over the world. By 2026, the school is expected to have 300 assistant professors, associate professors and full professors (including lecture professors), 600 scientific research, teaching, technical support and administrative personnel, and 900 postdoctoral researchers.