Zhejiang University

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.

The university was established as National Third Chungshan University}} in 1927, in memory of Sun Yat-sen, and soon renamed as National Chekiang University (NCKU) abbreviated as Zhejiang University or Zheda, as Chekiang is the postal romanization of Zhejiang, which was more commonly used before mid-1980s but less frequently used since the 1990s.}} in 1928. During the presidency of Chu Kochen from 1936 to 1949, the university retreated to Guizhou in West China during the 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 Chekiang (Zhejiang) University, merged and formed the present-day ZJU as a comprehensive university.

The university holds 7 faculties, 37 colleges, schools, and departments, offering more than 140 undergraduate and 300 graduate programs. The university also has seven affiliated hospitals, 1 museum, 2 international joint institutes, and boasts over 200 student organizations. 52 members of ZJU faculty are the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It is part of C9 League. Provided by Wikipedia