West Lake University, located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a new institution of higher learning sponsored by social forces and supported by the state. Its predecessor was Zhejiang West Lake Institute of Advanced Studies, which was formally approved by the Ministry of Education on February 18, 2008. According to the orientation of running a school with a high starting point, small but refined, and research-oriented, we are committed to gathering first-class teachers, building first-class disciplines, and cultivating first-class talents and outputs.