This school is one of the earliest new institutions of higher learning founded by China people, and it is a comprehensive national key university. It was once called the Oriental Cambridge by Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar.

Introduction of Zhejiang University:

Zhejiang University is an institution of higher learning with a long history and outstanding reputation, located in Hangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city and a scenic tourist attraction in China. Qiushi College, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897. It is one of the earliest new institutions of higher learning founded by the people of China. 1928, named National Zhejiang University.

1952, when the departments of colleges and universities in China were adjusted, most of the departments in Zhejiang were transferred to brother universities and Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the main parts left in Hangzhou were divided into several single-subject colleges, which later developed into the original Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University respectively. From 65438 to 0998, four universities with the same roots merged to form the new Zhejiang University, and then embarked on a new journey to create a world-class university.

In the course of running a school for more than 20 years, Zhejiang University has always adhered to the fine tradition of "seeking truth and innovating" as its motto, taking the world as its own responsibility and relying on truth, and gradually formed a group of Zhejiang University people who are "diligent, Xiu De, discerning and incorruptible", sharing the same values and "eclectic, enlightening the truth and cultivating our country".

Zhejiang University is a comprehensive, research-oriented and innovative university with distinctive characteristics and great influence at home and abroad. Its disciplines cover twelve categories, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, art, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine and management. There are 7 departments, 37 specialized colleges (departments), 1 engineering college, 2 Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools and 7 affiliated hospitals.

The school has seven campuses, namely Zijin Port, Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zhoushan and Haining, covering an area of 587,0761square meter, with a total construction area of 2,746,377 square meters and a total collection of 7.778 million books. By the end of 20 18, Zhejiang University had 5,464 full-time students1person and 7,074 international students.

There are 8,909 faculty members (including 374 full-time teachers1person), including 45 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering (including double employment), senior professor of liberal arts1person, and distinguished professor of the Ministry of Education (lecture) 12 1 person, who are outstanding young people in China.

In the list of "double first-class" construction announced by the state, the school was selected as a first-class university construction university (Class A), and 18 was selected as a first-class construction discipline, ranking third among universities in China.

According to the data released by ESI in May, eight disciplines of our university rank in the top 65,438+0% among the academic institutions in the world. , ranking first among universities in China, with 1 discipline ranking first in the world academic institutions, 8 disciplines ranking first in the world academic institutions ranking 100, all ranking second among universities in China, 5 disciplines ranking first in the world academic institutions ranking 50 and third among universities in China.