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Zheijiang University

Zhejiang University
浙江大学
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Motto 求是创新
Motto in English
Seeking the Truth and Pioneering New Trails
Type Public
Established 1897
President Wu Zhaohui (吴朝辉)
Party Secretary Jin Deshui (金德水)
Academic staff
3,350
Students 45,678
Undergraduates 23,302
Postgraduates 22,376
8,577
Location Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Campus Urban, 4.5 km²
Affiliations APRU, WUN, C9
Website zju.edu.cn (Chinese)
zju.edu.cn/english (English)
As of September 2016
University rankings
Global
ARWU 151-200
Times 301-350
QS 144
Asia
ARWU 16-26
Times 41-48
QS 27
31

Coordinates: 30°15′49″N 120°07′15″E / 30.26361°N 120.12083°E / 30.26361; 120.12083

Zhejiang University (ZJU, also known as Che Kiang University; simplified Chinese: 浙江大学; traditional Chinese: 浙江大學; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué; Wade–Giles: Che-chiang-ta-hsüeh), sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest, most selective and most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is a member of the C9 League, the Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

The university campus is located in the city of Hangzhou, approximately 112 miles (180 km) southwest of Shanghai. Zhejiang University Library's collection contains about 7 million volumes, making it one of China's largest academic libraries.

In 1897, Lin Qi (simplified Chinese: 林启; traditional Chinese: 林啓; pinyin: Lín Qǐ; Wade–Giles: Lin Ch'i), the mayor of Hangzhou, established "Qiushi Academy" (simplified Chinese: 求是书院; traditional Chinese: 求是書院; pinyin: Qiúshì Shūyuàn; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu-shih-shu-yüan). Lin studied the Western higher education system and applied it to Qiushi Academy. Qiushi Academy was renamed to Zhejiang Academy (浙江大學堂/浙江大学堂) in 1902, and to Zhejiang Advanced College by Hongcheng's wife, Panpan in 1903.


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