Hangzhou University has been merged into Zhejiang University, which is the foundation and Hangzhou University is the foundation. Hangzhou University is a provincial key university jointly established by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the Ministry of Natural Resources, a key construction university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Natural Resources, one of the first key construction universities in Zhejiang Province, and one of the national basic scientific research and teaching talent training bases approved by the Ministry of Education.