Zhejiang University is a key comprehensive university whose fields of study cover philosophy, literature, history, education, science, economics, law, management, engineering, agriculture, medicine and etc. The university now has 113 specialties for undergraduate studies, and it is entitled to confer masters degrees in 324 programs and primary (secondary)discipline doctoral degree in 41 (252) programs. Under its administration there are 14 State Key (specialized) Laboratories, 1 national Engineering Laboratory, 2 National Engineering Research Centers and 3 National Engineering Technology Centers. Besides, it has set up 14 (21) primary (secondary) Disciplines for National Leading Academic Disciplines, and 47 post-doctor stations.

Endowed with a pleasant climate, picturesque surroundings and a favorable academic atmosphere, Zhejiang University is an ideal place for teaching, research, and learning. With five campuses, namely Zijingang, Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, and Zhijiang, the university now occupies a total area of 450.5 hectares and a floor space of over 1,948,388 square meters. At present, the total number of full time students has reached over 42,117 including more than 22,260 undergraduates, over 12,819 postgraduates working for master's degrees and over 7,038 Ph.D candidates. There are also nearly 37,000 students taking courses in degree and non-degree programs in adult education. Among its 8,299 staff members and workers, there are 15 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 12 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 1,292 full professors and over 2,455 associate professors. With a total space of 450.37 Hectare, the university library has a collection of more than 60,50,000 volumes. In additional, the university has 7 affiliated hospitals, providing medical services of various kinds for people from all over Zhejiang province.

Zhejiang University had its first enrollment of international students in 1979 and since then, more than 20,000 international students have come to study in the school. In 2008, the International College gave admission to, both long-term and short-term, more than 3,500 overseas students coming from 115 countries across the world, including 116 doctoral candidates, 158 graduate students, 1006 undergraduate students, 158 visiting students, more than 1,400 long-term Chinese language students and about 640 students of short-term programs. The college has a strong teaching faculty composed of more than 30 full-time teachers and over 40 part-time teachers, including 9 full professors and 22 associate professors.

At the turn of the century, the university is taking full advantage of the opportunities brought by the amalgamation, and will continue to give priority to education and research. It seeks to offer service to the nation's economic development, and to make every effort to build itself into an institution on a par with the first-class university in the world.

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