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History of Zhejiang University

Seeking truth and tracing its source

Qiushi Academy

Qiushi academy, the origin of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897. It is one of the earliest new universities in modern Chinese history to follow the western educational system. For the first time, Qiushi academy recruited 30 "Jugong Shengjian" (later known as "Neiyuan students") with a five-year schooling. Later, they also recruited "Jingsheng" and "Mengsheng", collectively referred to as "waiyuansheng". The Academy pays attention to "new learning", and compulsory courses include Chinese, English, mathematics, history, geography, Gezhi (Physics), chemistry, etc. Recruiting foreign teachers and sending overseas students. Four were selected in 1898 and 18 in 1900.

In the first 20 years, it was difficult to start a business. Since 1901, it has changed its name several times and stopped for a time.

Zhejiang University

In November 1901, Qiushi Academy was changed into Qiushi University. In 1902, 10 people were selected to study in Japan. By 1903, Zhejiang had 154 students studying in Japan, ranking second in the country.

In December 1903, it was changed into Zhejiang University.

In 1912, the Republic of China was founded, and the Beiyang Government renamed Zhejiang University as Zhejiang University. Zhejiang colleges and universities first set up preparatory courses, graduated in three years, and promoted to regular courses. According to the statistics of 1907 (Dingwei), there were 29 teaching staff and 319 students.

National third Sun Yat sen University

In 1927, the national government conquered Hangzhou through the northern expedition, and established the third National Sun Yat sen University (reorganized from Zhejiang public industrial school and Zhejiang public agricultural school into the engineering college and labor and agriculture college of the third Sun Yat sen University) in Zhejiang University. The name of the University was determined by the National Party in memory of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, with 174 students.

National Chekiang University

In April 1928, it was renamed "Zhejiang University of the University of the Republic of China" (Zhejiang University for short). On July 1 of the same year, the word "Guoli" was added before the name of the University, and it was named "national Zhejiang University". Famous educationists Jiang Menglin and Shao Peizi successively took up the post of president. According to the needs of social development, they added departments, established liberal arts and science colleges, widened school sites and opened up farms. By 1936, there were three colleges of Arts and science, engineering and agriculture. The College of Arts and Sciences has seven departments of foreign languages, education, history and geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology; the College of technology has four departments of electrical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering; the College of agriculture has five departments of Agronomy, horticulture, plant diseases and insect pests, sericulture and agricultural economy.

 

Seeking the rise

The period of moving to the west to run a school

In April 1936, Chiang Kai Shek appointed Zhu Kezhen president of Zhejiang University, and agreed to Zhu Kezhen's terms of office: "financial resources must be provided, and the president has the full power to employ people, free from the interference of the Kuomintang.".

On July 7, 1937, the July 7 Incident announced the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, and the war soon spread to Zhejiang. In November of the same year, under the instruction of Chiang Kai Shek, president Zhu Kezhen led all the teachers, students, staff and some family members of Zhejiang University to carry a large number of books, materials, instruments and equipment and began to move westward to run the University in exile. He first moved to xitianmu and Jiande in Zhejiang Province, then to Ji'an and Taihe in Jiangxi Province, and third to Yishan in Guangxi Province. After several twists and turns, he traveled 2600 kilometers and arrived in Guizhou Province in January 1940. He stayed in Zunyi, Meitan and Yongxing for seven years until the victory of the anti Japanese war.

This is an important period for the development of Zhejiang University. Although the conditions for running the university are very difficult, president Zhu encouraged the recruitment of famous teachers, advocated the school spirit of "seeking truth" and encouraged academic research. At that time, Zhejiang University had a lot of talents and outstanding achievements. It had a great development. It rose to be one of the most influential universities in China at that time. It was called "Oriental Cambridge" by Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar, and "Long March of culture and army" in history.

During the period of moving to the west, Zhejiang University gathered Zhu Kezhen, Su Buqing, Chen Jiangong, Wang Ganchang, Lu Hefu, Shu Xingbei, Tan Jiazhen, Bei Shizhang and other famous scientific giants at home and abroad; at the same time, Zhejiang University also cultivated Li Zhengdao, the later Nobel Laureate in physics, ye Duzheng, Gu Chaohao and Cheng Kaijia, the winners of the highest national science and technology award. These are the representatives of Zhejiang University during the period of moving to the West.

Return to Hangzhou after being demobilized

In October 1945, the teachers and students of Longquan branch set out to return to Hangzhou. In November, they resumed classes in Hangzhou. The normal college was in Luoyuan, and the rest were in the headquarters of Daxue road.

From May 7, 1946, the teachers and students in Zunyi returned to Hangzhou in batches. From June 1, the general school of Zunyi Zhejiang University ended and changed into a left behind office. In September 1946, all the teachers and students arrived in Hangzhou. The first task after the demobilization is to repair the school buildings and rebuild the campus. In the same year, a medical college was set up.

On July 21, 1947, the school affairs meeting decided to name the restored and newly built teaching and dormitory buildings with the place names of local sages and the westward migration of Zhejiang University.

By March 1948, it had developed into a famous comprehensive university with 7 colleges, 25 departments, 9 research institutes and 1 Research Office, 624 staff and 2121 students, covering a total area of more than 6000 mu (including farms and forest farms), including 400 mu of University Road and 1100 mu of Huajiachi.

 

On May 3, 1949, Hangzhou was liberated, and the KMT's leadership over national Zhejiang University came to an end. On June 6, the Hangzhou Municipal military control commission of the Chinese people's Liberation Army decided to take over the national Zhejiang University, and sent military representative Lin Hujia and Deputy military representative Liu Yifu to take over the University.

Adjustment and development

In October 1950, the word "Guoli" in front of the school name was removed by the new Chinese government.

In 1952, the departments of colleges and universities in China were adjusted, and the disciplines and departments of Zhejiang University changed a lot. Some of its departments were transferred to other universities and colleges outside the province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and some of them were established independently or combined with Zhijiang University and Zhejiang Provincial Medical College.

 

The College of Arts and a part of the College of science of Zhejiang University, the College of Arts and science of Zhijiang University and Zhejiang Normal College merged to establish Zhejiang Normal College. In 1958, it merged with the newly established Hangzhou University and named Hangzhou University;

The Agricultural College of Zhejiang University was set up separately and renamed Zhejiang Agricultural University in 1960;

The Medical College of Zhejiang University merged with Zhejiang Provincial Medical College to establish Zhejiang Medical College, which was renamed Zhejiang Medical University in 1960.

After adjustment, Zhejiang University has become a multi-disciplinary university of technology.

(Zhijiang University was formerly known as Yuying college, which was founded in 1897; Zhejiang Provincial Medical College was formerly known as Zhejiang Medical College, which was founded in 1912.)

After nearly half a century of development, especially since the reform and opening up, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University have made great achievements in their construction and development.

In 1957, with the approval of the Ministry of higher education, Zhejiang University began to resume its science major. In the same year, the departments of mathematics and physics were rebuilt.

In 1958, Zhejiang University rebuilt the Department of chemistry.

In 1960, Zhejiang University rebuilt the Department of geology. As a result, Zhejiang University became the first engineering university in China to rebuild its science and technology, and embarked on the road of combining science with engineering. It gradually developed from an engineering university to an engineering university.

On September 12, 1963, Zhejiang University became a national key university directly under the Ministry of education.

On March 25, 1978, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Zhejiang provincial Revolutionary Committee reported to the State Council and decided to assign Zhejiang University to the dual leadership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Zhejiang provincial Party committee, with the Chinese Academy of Sciences as the main body.

On February 8, 1979, the leading Party group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences appointed Qian Sanqiang, a famous physicist and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as president of Zhejiang University. On November 25, 1980, with the approval of the State Council, Zhejiang University was changed from the leadership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to the dual leadership of the Ministry of education and Zhejiang provincial Party committee, with the Ministry of education as the main body. It is still a national key university.

In 1981, with the approval of the State Council, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University became the first batch of doctoral and master degree awarding units in China.

 

In December 1984, the Graduate School of Zhejiang University was founded. It is one of the first batch of graduate schools approved by the State Council.

 

In February 1988, under the leadership of the old president Lu Yongxiang, Zhejiang University embarked on the road of rapid development. As a result, the old president Lu Yongxiang became the president next only to Zhu Kezhen in the history of Zhejiang University, and established the motto of "innovation" for Zhejiang University. Therefore, "seeking truth and innovation" is fixed as the motto of Zhejiang University.

On January 28, 1989, with the approval of the State Education Commission, Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University became two pilot universities of comprehensive reform. The overall goal of the comprehensive reform is to achieve 2

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