The President of one of China’s leading universities will be giving a public lecture in Cambridge tonight entitled The Dynamic Growth of Research Universities in China.

Professor YANG Wei is President of Zhejiang University. A member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the Third World Academy of Sciences, he is a former head of the Department of Engineering Mechanics and the executive Vice-Dean of the School of Aerospace at Tsinghua University.

Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education.

In September 1998, a new Zhejiang University was established on the basis of the amalgamation of the four former individual universities, namely Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University, which were all located in the garden city of Hangzhou.

Approved by the State Council, the founding of the new Zhejiang University has been a significant move in the reform and development of China's higher education.

Under the direct administration of China's Ministry of Education, the new Zhejiang University is a key comprehensive university whose fields of study cover eleven branches of learning, namely philosophy, literature, history, education, science, economics, law, management, engineering, agriculture, and medicine.

The university, now has 110 specialties for undergraduate study, and it is entitled to confer masters degrees in 264 programs and doctoral degrees in 181 programs.

The total number of full time students has reached over 39,000, including more than 22,900 undergraduates, over 9,500 postgraduates working for master's degrees and over 6,600 Ph.D. candidates. There are also nearly 37,000 students taking courses in degree and non-degree programs in adult education. Among its 8,400 staff members and workers, there are 13 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 13 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 1,200 full professors and over 2,400 associate professors.

The lecture is the third in the China Forum series, hosted by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Cambridge. It will take place between 7.15 and 8.30pm this evening in the Latimer Room at Clare College.
 

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