West Lake University belongs to middle and high-end schools. West Lake University, ranked 38th in Zhejiang, 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 20 18, and is committed to gathering first-class teachers, building first-class disciplines, cultivating first-class talents and producing first-class results. West Lake University was founded by Professor Shi Yigong, Vice President of Tsinghua University, Professor Chen Shiyi, President of south university of science and technology of china, China, Professor Pan Jianwei, Executive Vice President of University of Science and Technology of China, and Professor Rao Yi, Director of Science Department of Peking University. The school has more than 100 outstanding academic talents from all over the world. By 2026, the school is expected to have 300 assistant professors, associate professors and full professors (including lecture professors), 600 scientific research, teaching, technical support and administrative personnel, and 900 postdoctoral researchers. West Lake University is not a 985 university or a 2 1 1 university. Students receive general education and extensive training in the first two years after entering school, and can choose their own major at the end of the second semester of sophomore year. Majors include biological science, physics, chemistry, electronic information engineering, material science and engineering. Scientific research achievements: the school has undertaken a number of national key research and development plans of the Ministry of Science and Technology, major research instrument development projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, and international (regional) cooperative research projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. Key projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, key projects of R&D plan of Zhejiang Science and Technology Department, innovation leading team project of Zhejiang Province, and "Ten Thousand Talents Plan" of Zhejiang Province.