Zhejiang University, referred to as "Zhejiang University" for short, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and a unit directly under the central government. Joined the "2 1 1 Project", "985 Project", "World-class University and First-class Discipline", and was selected into the "Pilot Program for Training Top Students in Basic Subjects" and "Innovation Ability Enhancement Program of Colleges and Universities". As a member of Nine Schools Alliance (C9), Pacific Rim University Alliance, World University Alliance and China University Presidents Association, it is one of the earliest new institutions of higher learning founded by China people. It is a comprehensive national key university and was once called "Oriental Cambridge" by Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar.

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Scientific research achievements of Zhejiang University:

1, natural science achievements

In 20 17, Zhejiang university won the national science and technology award 13, among which four awards were awarded as the first completion unit, namely, the grand prize of science and technology progress award 1, the first prize of technology invention award 1, the second prize of technology invention award 1, and the second prize of science and technology progress award/. In terms of papers and works, Zhejiang University SCI collected 6,328 papers in 20 17, published 34 papers in three major journals and sub-journals of Cell, Nature and Science as the first completion unit, and granted 20 16 invention patents.

2. Achievements in the humanities.

By the end of 2065438+May 2008, the research funding of humanities and social sciences in Zhejiang University has been stable at more than 200 million yuan per year, and maintained a certain growth rate. In the 7th Outstanding Achievement Award for Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences) selected by the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University won 29 awards, including the first prize 1, 3 second prizes and 25 third prizes. History of Greek philosophy and research, Dunhuang scriptures, Song paintings, Yuan paintings, etc. It has had a certain influence both inside and outside the domestic industry. The ongoing finishing projects such as "China Paintings Series", "Chinese Rites and Music Collection" and "Longquan Judicial Archives and Documents" have also attracted wide attention. References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Zhejiang university