Shilongshan Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. According to official website of West Lake University, West Lake University is located in Shilongshan Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. West Lake University, located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a new institution of higher learning sponsored by social forces and supported by the state. Formerly known as Zhejiang West Lake Institute of Advanced Studies, it was officially 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, cultivating first-class talents, producing first-class achievements, and striving for national science and education.