Zhejiang University is Located in the historical and picturesque city of Hangzhou.It is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Hangzhou is also the centre of the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area, which is the fourth-largest metropolitan area nationally.

It has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, due in part to its beautiful natural scenery. The city's West Lake is its best-known attraction.As a national university standing by River Qiantang, Zhejiang University is striving to build itself into an innovative comprehensive research university with a world-class status.

Zhejiang University was founded in 1897. Zhejiang University is a prestigious institution of higher education with a long history and was one of the earliest modern academies of higher learning established in China.Zhejiang University is a comprehensive research university with distinctive features and a national as well as international impact.

Research at Zhejiang University spans 12 academic disciplines, covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, art, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and etc. With 7 faculties and 37 colleges/schools, Zhejiang University has 14 primary and 21secondary national leading academic disciplines.

According to Essential Science Indicator (ESI) ranking about 22 disciplines, Zhejiang University ranks among the top 1% in 14 disciplines, in 4 of which it is listed in the top 100 of the world’s academic institutions.Zhejiang University encompasses an area of 4,503,741 square meters with school buildings covering 2,072,303 square meters of floor space.In addition, Zhejiang University has 7high-level affiliated hospitals