Zhejiang University of Technology

Zhejiang University of Technology is a comprehensive key university administered by Zhejiang Province. Founded in 1953, it traces its origins to Zhejiang Secondary Industrial School, established in 1910. Its development has included the stages of Hangzhou Chemical Industry School (June 1953–June 1958), Zhejiang Chemical Industry Junior College (June 1958–August 1960), Zhejiang Institute of Chemical Technology (February 1960–October 1980), Zhejiang Institute of Technology (February 1978–February 1993), and Zhejiang University of Technology (December 1993–present), with several relocations, mergers and divisions. Zhejiang Economic Management Cadres College, Hangzhou Shipbuilding Industry School and Zhejiang Building Materials Industry School were incorporated into the university in 1994, 1999 and 2001 respectively. Through generations of hard work and sustained effort, it has developed into a comprehensive teaching and research university with a measure of national influence, and its overall strength remains firmly among China’s top 100 universities. On June 8, 2009, the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province and the Ministry of Education signed a joint development agreement, making it a university jointly supported by the province and the ministry.

The university is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, a historic and cultural city and a world-renowned scenic destination. It has three campuses—Zhaohui, Pingfeng and Zhijiang—covering more than 3000 mu. Its pleasant campus environment offers an ideal setting for study and research. The university has 66 undergraduate programs covering 11 disciplinary categories: science, engineering, literature, law, agriculture, philosophy, economics, medicine and pharmacy, management, education and the arts. It has 22 schools and 2 departments. There are 4 postdoctoral research stations. Doctoral degree authorization covers 25 second-level disciplines across 8 first-level disciplines, including authorization at the first level in 5 disciplines. Master’s degree authorization covers 101 second-level disciplines across 32 first-level disciplines, including authorization at the first level in 24 disciplines. It is authorized to award 5 types of professional degrees: Master of Business Administration, Master of Engineering, Master of Agricultural Extension, Master of Pharmacy and Master of Engineering Management. It has the right to recommend students for admission to master’s programs without an entrance examination and to recruit international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Its fixed assets total RMB 3.398 billion. The library covers more than 60000 square meters and holds over 8.34 million volumes, including electronic books, and 274591 Chinese and foreign periodicals.

The university has a strong faculty, with 3295 faculty and staff, including 2077 full-time teachers, 413 teachers with full senior professional titles, 954 with associate senior titles, and 953 with doctorates. Its talent resources include 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; 3 shared academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering; 6 nationally recognized young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions; 3 national distinguished teachers; 2 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; 2 participants in the central Thousand Talents Program; 1 Ministry of Education Changjiang Scholars distinguished professor; 1 Ministry of Education innovation team; 2 national teaching teams; 25 selections, counting repeat selections, in various national talent development programs; 5 Zhejiang special-grade experts; 19 Zhejiang young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions; 17 participants in Zhejiang’s Thousand Talents Program; and 17 Zhejiang distinguished professors. There are 34977 regular full-time students; 7730 postgraduate students of all types, comprising 491 doctoral students and 7239 master’s students; more than 20000 adult education students; and 1709 international students.

The university has 1 national key discipline under cultivation, 1 national international science and technology cooperation base, 1 cultivation base for a national key laboratory, 1 national university science park whose development it leads, 1 national-local joint engineering laboratory, 2 Ministry of Education key laboratories, 2 Ministry of Education engineering research centers, 1 national demonstration public service platform for small and medium-sized enterprises designated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 1 national key vocational teacher training base, 2 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 9 Zhejiang key laboratories, 10 major Zhejiang science and technology innovation platforms, and 1 Zhejiang key philosophy and social science research base. Its disciplines include 2 first-level disciplines and 5 other disciplines designated Zhejiang’s “top priorities,” 3 Zhejiang key humanities and social sciences research bases, and 22 Zhejiang key disciplines. It has 7 national distinctive undergraduate programs, 9 national quality courses, 3 national bilingual teaching demonstration courses, 50 provincial quality courses, 3 national experimental zones for innovative talent development models, 7 national engineering practice education centers, 20 Zhejiang key programs or programs under development, 15 provincial advantageous programs, and 13 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers or development sites. It is a pilot university for the Ministry of Education’s Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program and a participating institution in the National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program. In the two most recent rounds of higher education teaching achievement awards, it received 3 national second prizes and 10 provincial first prizes. A total of 350 research achievements have received national, provincial or ministerial research awards, including 19 National Invention Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards. At the end of 2011, its holdings of valid invention patents ranked 13th among Chinese universities. In 2011, the numbers of its papers indexed by SCIE, EI and CPCI-S ranked 68th, 59th and 42nd respectively among domestic universities. Research funding received in 2012 totaled RMB 405 million.

Upholding its motto, “Virtue and Vigorous Action,” the university gives prominence to improving educational quality and strives to develop outstanding people who can lead and advance economic and social development in Zhejiang and across China. During the 60 years since its founding, it has trained nearly 200000 outstanding professionals of various kinds for the country. In 2003, it passed the Ministry of Education’s undergraduate teaching evaluation with an excellent rating. In recent years, the academic quality of incoming students has continued to improve, and employers have welcomed its graduates. Initial employment rates have remained at least 93% for undergraduates and at least 95% for postgraduates.

The university’s external exchanges have become increasingly active. It has established institutional partnerships with more than 60 universities in countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Australia, Russia, South Korea, Sweden and Austria. It has made substantial progress in joint student education, faculty academic exchanges and research cooperation, Chinese-foreign cooperative education, recruitment of overseas expertise, education of international students in China, and teaching Chinese as a foreign language. It is currently qualified to admit international students supported by the Chinese Government Scholarship, the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and the Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship. Students from more than 80 countries and regions study Chinese language, Chinese culture, and undergraduate, master’s and doctoral curricula at the university.