20 16 12, Zhejiang West Lake Institute of Advanced Studies was established in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, dedicated to carrying out cutting-edge basic scientific research and cultivating top-notch innovative talents who take the world as their own responsibility.

Recently, West Lake University, formerly known as the West Lake Institute for Advanced Studies, was approved by the Ministry of Education, which indicates that a new type of institution of higher learning sponsored by social forces and supported by the state has entered the stage of comprehensive construction and development.

As a non-profit institution of higher learning, under the overall management and guidance of Zhejiang Province, West Lake University will focus on basic and cutting-edge scientific and technological research, persist in developing disciplines with limited characteristics, pay attention to the deep cross-integration of disciplines, focus on cultivating top-notch innovative talents, and devote itself to gathering first-class teachers, building first-class disciplines, cultivating first-class talents and producing first-class results.

Starting with the cultivation of doctoral students, focusing on basic research, original innovation and transformation of achievements.