Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

（浙江科技学院）

Basic information

City: Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Founded in: 1980
Type: Public University
Number of total students: 17000
Number of international students: 2300
Number of faculty: 1400

Image by iStudy-Emma, West Lake (the Symbol of Hangzhou)

About Hangzhou

Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, is the southern terminus of the ancient Grand Canal waterway, which originates in Beijing. Its West Lake, celebrated by poets and artists since the 9th century, encompasses islands (reachable by boat), temples, pavilions, gardens and arched bridges. On its south bank is 5-story Leifeng Pagoda, a modern reconstruction of a structure built in 975 A.D. ― Google

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About Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a multi-disciplinary full-time regular university under the direct guidance of Zhejiang Provincial Government, which focuses on engineering with additional disciplines in arts, management, science, and economics. Founded in 1980, it was initially known as Hangzhou Industrial School Attached to Zhejiang University. Combining the successful school-running experience of German Universities of Applied Sciences（FH） with Chinese Characteristics, ZUST explores to cultivate high quality internationalized talents with innovative spirits and applied skills.

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology has two campuses. Xiaoheshan Campus is situated in the historical and cultural city—Hangzhou, with planned land area of 112.67 hectares and built-up area of 450,000 square meters. Anji campus, situated in Anji county which won the United Nation Habitat Scroll of Honor Award, has a land area of 33.33 hectares and built-up area of 165,000 square meters. At present the university has 11 schools, 3 teaching centers, 3 First-class disciplines with master’s degree conferring right, 2 master’s degree-conferring programs and altogether 50 undergraduate majors with more than 15,600 full-time regular undergraduates and postgraduates and over 1000 foreign students. The total value of teaching and scientific equipment is 242 million yuan; the total volume of books in library (including electronic books) is 1.207 million, and that of e-books is 2.543 million; and it also has 626 kinds of paper journals and 11,000 kinds of e-journals.

ZUST has been designated as pilot institution of Chinese-German cooperation in the area of application-orientated talent cultivation by the Ministry of Education, and “Chinese-German Forum” Base construction unit, becoming an important window of cooperation in education, science and technology and cultural exchange between Zhejiang province or even China and Germany; Meanwhile, the university has successfully established international relationships with more than 50 universities in Germany, UK, America, France, etc., and has set up more than 90 programs of various kinds; In March 2014 the university started cooperation with Lübeck University of Applied Sciences and West Coast University of Applied Sciences, Germany for joint development of “Chinese-German Institute of Applied Engineering”, which is the first and the only college for international cooperative undergraduate education in Zhejiang Province. The total number of its foreign students ranks the 6th, and that of foreign students working for certificates comes 4th among colleges and universities all over Zhejiang province; it is also fruitful in the construction of overseas Confucius Institutes, and has cooperatively set up two Confucius Institutes in Romania and Germany. The Confucius Institute in Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca of Romania stands out as one of the “Advanced Confucius Institutes”.

This university was listed in the first pilot universities involved in Excellent Engineers Education and Training Plan from the Ministry of Education. It has 3 state-level key majors, 4 provincial-level dominant majors in the “12th Five-Year Plan”, 10 provincial level newly emerging (international) majors, 9 provincial-level key majors, 7 national level engineering practice centers, 1 national level off-school practice base for undergraduates, 5 provincial-level experimental teaching demonstration centers, and 1 provincial talents training mode experiment and innovation site; 1 state-level second prize for Teaching Achievements in Higher Education has been won. In the past five years ZUST students won over 3300 prizes in various international and domestic disciplinary competitions, including over 50 international awards and more than 880 state-level awards. The initial employment rate of its graduates is maintained at more than 95%, one of the highest in the provincial colleges and universities, gaining itself the honor of “Model University with High Graduate Employment Rate” from the Ministry of Education.

So far the university has 8 provincial-level key disciplines in the “12th Five-Year Plan”, 3 provincial-level key technological innovation teams and 1 provincial university innovation team. In recent five years the university has won over 14 provincial and state-level awards including a second prize of state technological invention award (as the second unit), a second prize of the outstanding achievement award of scientific research from the Ministry of Education for two consecutive years; it has been granted RMB 220 million Yuan of research funding; over 3800 articles have been published, among which more than 800 papers are either indexed by SCI, EI, and ISTP or are authority level research papers in humanities and social sciences; and more than 50 Research and Development institutions have been established cooperatively with enterprises.

The university has more than 1200 staff members, 850 full-time teachers, among whom more than 100 are professors, those with master’s or doctor’s degrees account for 80%, and those with experiences of enterprise practice account for over 30%. 4 teachers were approved to receive the State Council special subsidy; 1 was chosen as national level Excellent Teacher; 1 won the honor of Model of Professional Ethics in national education system; 1 was selected into “New Century Excellent Talents Supporting Program” from the Ministry of Education, 1 enrolled for “1000 provincial talents plan”, 1 special professor of “Qianjiang Scholars”, 1 won the honor of “young and middle-aged provincial-level experts with outstanding contribution”; 66 as the provincial-level candidates for “151 Talents Program”, 27 as provincial young and middle-aged discipline leaders; 5 as provincial level Outstanding Teachers; 3 as provincial level Excellent University Teachers, 7 as provincial level Distinguished University Teachers; and 3 provincial level teaching teams were established.

According to the grand blueprint of the university’s third CPC Representative Committee, the university will adhere to the motto of “Virtue and Truth, Creativity and Practicality”, strengthen moral education, pursue the dream of the University, and make great strides to develop itself into a distinctive and modern university oriented to application by intensifying reform.

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As of August 2021, there are more than 1380 teaching staff and more than 1030 full-time teachers, including more than 490 with senior professional titles. 30% of the teachers have more than 3 months of overseas academic experience, 38% of the teachers have doctoral degrees, and 42% of the teachers are dual qualified; Five people enjoy the special allowance of the State Council, one national excellent teacher, one model of professional ethics construction in the national education system, two candidates of the “new century excellent talents support plan” of the Ministry of education, two members of the University Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of education, one provincial “10000 talents plan”, one distinguished professor of Qianjiang scholar, two young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions, and the provincial “151 talent project” There are 87 trainees, 39 young and middle-aged discipline leaders in provincial colleges and universities, 6 excellent teachers in provincial colleges and universities, 4 excellent teachers in provincial colleges and universities, 6 famous teachers in provincial colleges and universities, and 3 provincial teaching teams.

As of August 2021, Zhejiang University of science and technology has 3 national characteristic majors, 4 provincial advantageous majors in the 12th Five Year Plan, 10 emerging characteristic (International) majors and 9 provincial key construction majors; There are 7 national engineering practice education centers, 1 key construction project of provincial “12th Five Year Plan” experimental teaching demonstration center, 5 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, 1 National off campus practical education base for college students, 2 provincial off campus practical education bases for college students, and 1 provincial Talent Training Mode Innovation Experimental Zone; 2 national quality video open courses and 19 provincial quality courses; There are 5 national planning textbooks, 1 national high-quality textbook and 24 provincial key textbook construction projects in the Eleventh Five Year Plan; It has won 1 second prize of national teaching achievement award of higher education and 14 provincial teaching achievement awards.

As of August 2021, Zhejiang University of science and technology has established exchange and cooperation relations with 72 universities including Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and other countries, with more than 100 projects in various forms, and with the University of South Queensland, Australia Three Sino foreign cooperative education programs at undergraduate level have been jointly organized by the University of seltzee pontois in France and the University of Bridgeport in the United States; In March 2014, the University cooperated with Lubeck University of Applied Science and technology of Germany and West Coast University of Applied Science and technology to hold the first non independent Chinese foreign cooperative school running institution at the undergraduate level in Zhejiang Province – Sino German Institute of engineers; Two international majors taught in English were selected into the international specialty construction project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of education, becoming one of the universities with the most international majors taught in English in Zhejiang Province. The university has successively established one overseas Confucius Institute in Romania and one overseas Confucius Institute in Germany. Among them, the Confucius Institute of babish boyai University in kruge, Romania, has been rated as the “advanced Confucius Institute” in the world.

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