Zhejiang University

About

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the C9 League, Project 211, Project 985, and Double First-Class Construction.

The university was established as National Third Chung Shan University in 1927, in memory of Sun Yat-sen, and soon renamed as National Chekiang University (NCKU) in 1928. During the presidency of Chu Kochen from 1936 to 1949, the university retreated to Guizhou in Western China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, 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 ZJU, merged and formed the present-day ZJU as a comprehensive university.

The university maintains seven faculties with 37 colleges and schools, offering about 140 undergraduate and 300 graduate programs. The university also has seven affiliated hospitals, one museum, and two international joint institutes. Fifty-two members of ZJU faculty are also members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Zhejiang University was ranked first worldwide among academic institutions for scientific research output by the Nature Index in 2026 and the CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition in 2025. Notable alumni of the university include Chinese premier Li Qiang, entrepreneurs Duan Yongping and Colin Huang, and DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng.

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