Zhejiang University, located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a national "double first-class", "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project" construction university, and it is one of the nine-school alliance (C9). 1998 The former Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University merged to form a new Zhejiang University. Zhejiang University's influence in China is second only to Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Zhejiang University is a comprehensive university with many advantageous disciplines and strong majors in science, engineering, medicine and agriculture. Chemistry, biology, ecology, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, material science and engineering, power engineering and engineering thermophysics, electrical engineering, control science and engineering, computer science and technology.

Civil engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental science and engineering, software engineering, horticulture, plant protection, basic medicine, clinical medicine, pharmacy, management science and engineering, and agricultural and forestry economic management are the "first-class disciplines" of the school.