Zhejiang University (Simplified Chinese: 浙江大学; Traditional Chinese: 浙江大學; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué) is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Established in 1897 as Qiushi Academy (Simplified Chinese: 求是书院; Traditional Chinese: 求是書院; pinyin: Q­íushì Shūyuàn), the school is also referred to as ZJU or Zheda. Located approximately 112 miles (180 kilometers) southwest of Shanghai in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University is one of the China's leading research universities. Both its undergraduate and graduate programs and faculty are consistently ranked as among the best in China. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Two Chinese athletes have their names romanized as Yang Wei. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: Hángzhōu; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a sub-provincial city in China and the capital of Zhejiang province. ... Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: Hángzhōu; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a sub-provincial city in China and the capital of Zhejiang province. ... Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Once known as "Cambridge of the East," Zhejiang University was split up into a number of single-discipline colleges during the 1952 readjustment of China's Tertiary Education System. In 1998, with the approval of the State Council, the new Zhejiang University was established as a combination of four major universities that had grown up in Hangzhou over the previous half-century, namely Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University. The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... State Council or National Council is the name of a major governmental body in some countries. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: Hángzhōu; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a sub-provincial city in China and the capital of Zhejiang province. ... Since 1998, Hangzhou University has been a part of Zhejiang University. ...

Under the direct administration of China's Ministry of Education, the new Zhejiang University is a key comprehensive university whose fields of study cover eleven branches of learning, namely philosophy, literature, history, education, science, economics, law, management, engineering, agriculture, and medicine. The university, now has 110 specialties for undergraduate studies, and it is entitled to confer masters degrees in 264 programs and doctoral degrees in 181 programs. Under its administration there are 13 National Key Laboratories, 2 National Engineering Research Centers and 3 National Engineering Technology Centers. Besides, it has set up 24 national key specialties and 39 post-doctoral stations. The Peoples Republic of China State Education Commission, headquartered in Beijing, is the PRC agency of the State Council which regulates all aspects of the educational system in mainland China. ...

Zhejiang University consists of six campuses, namely Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Hubin, Zhijiang, and Zijin'gang, occupying a total area of 5,330,000 square meters and a floor space of 2,008,000 square meters. At present, the total number of full time students has reached over 42,916 including 24,983 undergraduates, 11,883 postgraduates working for master's degrees and 6,050 Ph.D. candidates. Among its over 8,475 faculty and staff members, there are 12 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 1,172 full professors and 2,419 associate professors. With a total space of 59,000 square meters, the university library has a collection of more than 6,260,000 volumes. In addition, the university has 6 affiliated hospitals. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese: 中国科学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be confused with Taiwans Academia Sinica currently headquartered in Taipei which shares the same root), is the national academy for the natural sciences of the Peoples Republic of... The Chinese Academy of Engineering (Chinese: 中国工程院; Pinyin: Zhõngguó Gõngchéng Yuàn) is the national academy of the Peoples Republic of China for engineering. ...

Famous alumni

• Tsung-Dao Lee - physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (physics, 1957)
• Lu Yongxiang - President of Chinese Academy of Science
• Pan Yunhe - Vice-president of Chinese Academy of Engineering
• Su Buqing - mathematician
• Gu Chaohao - mathematician
• Chien-Shiung Wu - physicist
• C. C. Tan - geneticist, biologist

U.S. government photo Tsung-Dao Lee (李政道 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào) (born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese American physicist who did work on high energy particle physics, symmetry principles, and statistical mechanics. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Lu Yongxiang, Dean of the Academy of Science of China, was the last president of Zhejiang University. ... Pan Yunhe (Simplified Chinese:潘云鹤; Traditional Chinese:潘云鶴; pinyin:Pān Yúnhè) (born November 4, 1946) is a Chinese specialist in artificial intelligence and geographic information systems. ... Su Buqing (蘇步青 September 23, 1902 - March 17, 2003) was a Chinese mathematician and educator. ... Chaohao Gu (谷超豪) is a Chinese mathematician. ... Chien-Shiung Wu (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Wú Jiànxíong; May 13, 1912–February 16, 1997) was a Chinese American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. ... A famous Chinese geneticist. ...

See also

• List of universities in Mainland China

The following is a list of universities in Mainland China. ...

External links

• Zhejiang University website
• English language version