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Zhejiang University of Technology
Motto	厚德健行 (Good Virtue and Robust Practice, from I Ching)
Established	1953
Type	Public
President	Zhang Libin (张立彬)
Location	Hangzhou & Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Campus	urban & suburban
Website	(zh) (eng) old version

Zhejiang University of Technology (Chinese: 浙江工业大学 pinyin: Zhèjiāng Gōngyè Dàxúe) is a university which is located in city Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is considered as one of the top technological universities in mainland China and the second best university in Zhejiang Province after the most comprehensive university - Zhejiang University.

Engineerings especially chemical and biological engineerings are its long suits. During the 1980s it made a big effort to become a comprehensive technological university instead of a technological college. It keeps close and broad relationships to industries.

It is a typical technical university of the new generation in main land China. It's an example that in the 80s, 90s some Chinese technical institutes changed from the former soviet specialized style into a much more comprehensive style.

Contents 1 Brief History 2 School Campus 3 Colleges and Departments 4 Key Laboratories 5 School-owned Corporations 6 People 7 League

[edit] Brief History

Although the history of Zhejiang University of Technology can trace back to 1910, its independence (establishment) as a college was in 1953 just as the school claims officially. It became a comprehensive technical university in 1993.

Different names throughout its history:

• Advanced Technological School of National Zhejiang University, (1910~1949)
• Hangzhou Chemical Engineering School (1953~)
• Hangzhou Chemical Engineering College
• Zhejiang Chemical Engineering College (1960 ~ 1980)
• Zhejiang Engineering College (1980 ~ 1993)
• Zhejiang University of Technology (1993 ~ now)

Schools which joined into Zhejiang University of Technology in history:

• Zhejiang Academy of Economics and Management attached to Zhejiang Provincial Planning and Economic Commission, Nov. 1994
• Hangzhou Industrial Engineering School of Shipbuilding attached to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), Jul. 1997
• Zhejiang Industrial Engineering School of Building Materials attached to Zhejiang Provincial Building Material Corparation, Mar. 2001

[edit] School Campus

In Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province:

• Urban
  • Chaohui Campus (or Zhaohui Campus), the headquarters
• Suburban
  • Pingfeng Campus
  • Zhijiang Campus
  • Liuxia Campus, for adult education and continuing education
  • Xiasha Campus (former campus of shipbuilding)

In Quzhou, Zhejiang Province:

• Suburban
  • Quzhou Campus. This campus serves to the Quzhou Chemical Engineering Group (one of the biggest national chemical enterprises).

[edit] Colleges and Departments

• The College of Chemical & Material Engineering
• The College of Biological & Environmental Engineering
• The College of Mechanical Engineering
• The College of Information Engineering
• The College of Software Engineering
• The College of Civil Engineering & Architecture

• The College of Pure & Applied Physics
• The College of Sciences
  • Jianxing College
• The College of Medical Science
• The College of Pharmacy

• The College of Economic and Trading Management

• The College of Humanities
• The College of Foreign Language
• The Law School
• The College of Art

• International School

• The College of Vocational and Technical Education
• The College of Adult Education
• The Colleges in Zhijiang Division

• The Department of P.E. and Military Training

[edit] Key Laboratories

• National Key Laboratories
  • National Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology
  • National Key Laboratory and Developing Field of Green Chemosynthetic Technology
• Provincial Key Laboratories, at least 7

[edit] School-owned Corporations

• Hangzhou Gongxin Photoelectron Ltd.
• Well Information Technology Ltd.
• Rongda Corp.
• Donghui Technology Co., Ltd.
• Yonghong Education & Research Development Co., Ltd.
• Enma Co., Ltd.
• Bluehouse Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Xiangyuan Hotel

[edit] People

Famous student:

• Xu guangxian, Chemist, the "Father of Chinese Rare Earth Chemistry", academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chinese Academy of Science *

President:

• Li Shouheng, founder of Chinese chemical engineering, former dean of Zhejiang University *
• Shen Yinchu, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, "father of Chinese new generation pesticide". *
• Zhang Libin, roboticist

[edit] League

• League of Key Universities in Chang Jiang Delta

Along with Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Shanghai Jiaotong University in Shanghai, Southeast University in Nanjing, Fudan University in Shanghai.

A student exchange program is held every year between these six key universities.