Zhejiang University is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and one of the first seven "2 1 1 Project" and the first nine "985 Project" national key universities. It is a member of C9 Alliance, World University Alliance and Pacific Rim University Alliance, and a pilot university for the reform of "Excellent Doctoral Education and Training Plan" and "Excellent Agricultural and Forestry Talents Education and Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education.
By the end of 20 18, Zhejiang University had 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 professors of liberal arts 10, and 65,438 students (including young scholars) selected by Changjiang Scholar Award Program of Ministry of Education.