Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University is one of the few top-rank research institutions of higher learning in China. It is a center of high-level teaching and research, where renowned academics from China and other countries work together contributing to the economic development and social progress of China and the world.

A truly comprehensive institution with a full range of disciplines, Zhejiang University aims to provide an outstanding education that will enable its students to build a future of professional, intellectual and personal success, capable of leadership in different areas, whether it be political, economic or academic. Equally important, however, is the role the university has been playing in research. With a faculty capable of top-level and large-scale research and a high proportion of graduate students, the university has been undertaking projects, both basic and applied, to address pressing issues and challenges of today and of the future.

Foundation year: 1897
Short name: ZJU
Type: Public
Students: 36030
Faculty: 3300
Faculty/Students Ratio: 11:1
Region: Asia
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang