Lakeside University was founded by nine entrepreneurs and famous scholars including Liu Chuanzhi, Ma Yun, Feng Lun, Guo Guangchang, Shi Yuzhu, Shen Guojun, Qian Yingyi, Cai Hongbin and Shao Xiaofeng. The school is located near Tiger Bay, the West Lake tribe in Hangzhou. The first enrollment was 2065438+March 27th, 2005. Ma Yun became the first headmaster. The conditions for students to enter Lakeside University are: starting a business for more than three years and having a team of more than 30 people.

Ma Yun said that Lakeside University is different from other business schools. Lakeside University does not train entrepreneurs how to start a business, but hopes that enterprises can live longer. "I hope to form a culture by the lake, so that every enterprise can live a long life. Few enterprises in China have lived for more than 30 years. The vision of this university is to do it for 300 years.

20 18 On March 28th, the new campus of Lakeside University was laid in Zangqian Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, and it is expected to be completed and put into use in 2020.