Zhejiang University
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Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Double First-Class Construction, Project 985, and Project 211.
浙江大学 | |||||||
Other name | ZJU or Zheda | ||||||
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Former name | Chekiang University (1902–1903) Chekiang Higher Institutes (1903–1914) National Third Chungshan University (1927–1928) Chekiang University (1928) National Chekiang University (1928–1950) Chekiang University (1950 – mid-1980s) | ||||||
Motto | 求是创新[1] | ||||||
Motto in English | Seeking Truth and Pursuing Innovation[2] | ||||||
Type | Public | ||||||
Established | 1897; 127 years ago (1897). Reformed as university in 1928. | ||||||
Academic affiliations | C9, APRU, IAU, GUNi, YDUA, BRICS Universities League | ||||||
Budget | CN¥ 26.1 billion (2022) | ||||||
President | Du Jiangfeng | ||||||
Party Secretary | Ren Shaobo | ||||||
Academic staff | 4557 | ||||||
Students | 65,821[3] | ||||||
Undergraduates | 29,117 | ||||||
Postgraduates | 36,704 | ||||||
Location | , China 30°15′49″N 120°07′15″E | ||||||
Campus | 622 hectares (1,540 acres) | ||||||
Academic term | Semester | ||||||
Colors | Blue | ||||||
Mascot | Qiushi Eagle 求是鹰[4] | ||||||
Website | (in Chinese) zju.edu.cn (in English) zju.edu.cn/english | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 浙江大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 浙江大學 | ||||||
Postal | Chekiang University | ||||||
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The university was established as National Third Chungshan University[note 1] in 1927, in memory of Sun Yat-sen, and soon renamed as National Chekiang University (NCKU)[note 2] in 1928.[7] During the presidency of Chu Kochen from 1936 to 1949, the university retreated to Guizhou in West China during the Sino-Japanese War,[8] before it moved back to Hangzhou in 1946.
After the Communist Revolution, the university was re-organized as an engineering-specialized university in 1952. In 1998, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou University and Zhejiang Agricultural University, which were derived from former departments of Chekiang (Zhejiang) University, merged and formed the present-day ZJU as a comprehensive university.[9][10][6]
The university holds 7 faculties, 37 colleges, schools, and departments, offering more than 140 undergraduate and 300 graduate programs.[11] The university also has seven affiliated hospitals, 1 museum, 2 international joint institutes, and boasts over 200 student organizations.[12] 52 members of ZJU faculty are the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[13] It is part of C9 League.