Zhejiang University of Science and Technology plans to change its name to Zhejiang University of Science and Technology.
Official website, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education issued the "Public Notice on the First Batch of Declarations for the Establishment of Colleges and Universities in 2023". Zhejiang University of Science and Technology was renamed Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, and Jiaxing College was renamed Jiaxing College.
As many people who care about education know, in 20 19, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education issued the Announcement on the Basic Situation of Colleges and Universities to be Established and Declared in 20 19, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology applied for renaming it as Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, and Shaoxing University applied for renaming it as Shaoxing University.
After 20 19, the renaming of undergraduate colleges was suspended until the Ministry of Education restarted the renaming of colleges and universities in 2023. In this publicity list, there is Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, but there is no Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences. It was replaced by Jiaxing University, which was granted master's degree in 20021,and Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences, which was granted master's degree in 20 13.
In 2020, the Ministry of Education's "Implementation Plan on Accelerating the Transfer of Independent Colleges" (J.F. [2020] No.2) clearly pointed out that "university names named after independent colleges will not be accepted before the transfer of independent colleges is completed". Therefore, the transformation of Yuanpei College of Shaoxing University needs the support and acceleration of Shaoxing Municipal Government, Shaoxing University and Yuanpei College of Shaoxing University, and Shaoxing University will be renamed as Shaoxing University as soon as possible.
Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences was renamed Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences, which is the goal of Shaoxing University during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period. Shaoxing's "14th Five-Year Plan" clearly stated that "Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences should play a greater role, build Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences at a high level, and greatly increase the number of graduate students". In the "14th Five-Year Plan" of Shaoxing's educational development, it is also clearly stated that "all independent colleges will be transferred.
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology stopped renaming to ensure that Shaoxing University was renamed Shaoxing University, and the overall ranking achieved an overall jump. "
Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences has repeatedly publicly proposed to change its name to establish a university. On February 24th, official website released "Learning from Top 20 Talents and Building a High-level Talent Team", which also pointed out that during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the school will rename Shaoxing University and build a high-level application-oriented university, implement the fundamental task of talent first strategy, enlarge and strengthen the talent base, and build up strength for the high-quality development of the school with outstanding and pragmatic development as the pillar.
How to transfer to Yuanpei College of Shaoxing University? According to official sources, the nature of running a school remains unchanged before and after the transformation, and it is still a full-time ordinary undergraduate college with state-owned assets and private mechanism.
As for whether Zhejiang University of Science and Technology will stop renaming and how Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences will transform, there is no latest official information. I think the high probability is an ordinary undergraduate college. After the transfer, the school will usher in new development opportunities and space, and also provide a solid guarantee for Shaoxing University to be renamed as a university as soon as possible.