Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Hydropower is the only application-oriented undergraduate university with water resources and hydropower characteristics in Zhejiang Province, the only university jointly established by the Ministry of Water Resources and the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and the only "double civilization" university awarded "National Civilized Unit" and "National Civilized Campus". Schools are born of water, thrive on water, and become famous for water. Its predecessor can be traced back to Hangzhou Hydropower School in 1953, Hangzhou Water Conservancy School in 1956 and Zhejiang Electric Power College in 1958. It has experienced the development stages of Zhejiang Water Conservancy and Electric Power School, Zhejiang Water Conservancy and Hydropower School, Zhejiang Water Conservancy and Hydropower College, and 2022.