Recently, West Lake University was officially approved by the Ministry of Education, which indicates that West Lake University has entered a new stage of all-round construction and development. This is a milestone leap in the development history of West Lake University, and also an important moment with far-reaching significance in the reform and development of higher education in China.

According to the plan, the period from 20 17 to 202 1 is the initial stage of West Lake University, and there is no undergraduate enrollment plan. Full-time students 1220. It is expected to recruit and train undergraduates in 2023; By 2026, it is estimated that there will be 5,000 full-time students, including 3,000 graduate students, 2,000 undergraduates and 300 teachers (professors, associate professors and assistant professors).

Doctoral students of "West Lake Phase I" 19 and "West Lake Phase II" 120 all enrolled in the fall of 20 17 and 20 18. With the approval of the Ministry of Education, West Lake University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University jointly implemented the "interdisciplinary joint training of doctoral students" project.

The basic courses and most specialized courses of doctoral students are studied in Fudan University or Zhejiang University, which are jointly cultivated by the two universities, and academic research activities are carried out in West Lake University. He graduated from Fudan University or Zhejiang University and was awarded a doctorate. West Lake University is still "actively applying" for the right to confer doctoral degrees.