Abiding by its historical motto of “Seeking Truth and Promoting Innovation”, adopting student-centered approach and interdisciplinary education policy, Zhejiang University aims to become a first-rate comprehensive research university worldwide with undergraduate programs self-regulated, effective, research-oriented and internationalized, consistently meeting the standards of excellence. The university puts equal emphasis on knowledge, ability and quality (“KAQ”), trains students to acquire comprehensive and multidisciplinary knowledge while excelling in their fields of specialty, and selects highly creative students into Chu Kochen Honor’s school for a new talent-training model on a trial basis. It also exerts relentless efforts on improving the education softwares and hardwares, deepening education reform, providing general education and implementing credit and quarter systems.

The university now has an enrollment of over 24,000 undergraduates, offers 112 undergraduate programs, which covering 11 faculties—philosophy, economics, law, education science, humanities, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and management. Under its administration, there are 7 national bases for Teaching and Research in Basic Science, 3 national bases for High-tech Development and Industry-oriented Talent-training, 4 national bases for Teaching in Basic Engineering Courses, 1 base of Culture Education for Undergraduates and 20 National Superfine Courses. In addition, the university was awarded 2 first prizes and 23 second prizes for teaching achievements countrywide in the year of 2001 and 2005.

In the next five years, Zhejiang University aims to establish an undergraduate education system that meets the criteria of first-rate comprehensive research university worldwide by furthering interdisciplinary education in humanities, science and engineering. The undergraduate education is to be conducted in two periods. The early period focuses on basic general education, during which the university actively explores new talent-training models, strengthens talent-training programs, and selects top students for elite education. The late period focuses on interdisciplinary studies and intensive specialized education to cultivate creative talents by implementing undergraduate-master program and undergraduate-PhD program, as well as programs for minor studies, double-specialty/degree studies, international exchange and overseas study.

Meanwhile, Zhejiang University will further optimize the curricular grouping to establish an excellent research-oriented curricular system which meets the international criteria and integrates with further graduate studies. The general education courses emphasize students’ improvement in overall quality by widening their perspectives on history, society and the whole world; the platform courses stress on developing and broadening students’ basic knowledge so as to lay a solid foundation for their further development; the specialized courses attach great importance to developing students’ professional knowledge as well as their capability and originality. Besides, students are left with certain credits for self-regulated study to formulate their interdisciplinary and diversified knowledge structure.

Undergraduate education furthermore aims to improve students’ abilities in self -regulation and research-oriented studies by adopting research-based teaching methods and small class seminars. The faculty keeps students updated on the latest development in their specific fields to cultivate their pioneering spirit and creative capability. It sends undergraduates abroad for international exchange to develop their international vision and competitiveness.

As the Zhejiang University Anthem goes, “Pride of nation, Zhejiang University”, and “Youth of promise, train for this mission”. Zhejiang University is committed to establish the first-rate undergraduate education so as to become one of the most prestigious universities worldwide.

Education Model

Abiding by its historical motto of “Seeking Truth and Promoting Innovation”, adopting student-centered approach and interdisciplinary education policy, Zhejiang University has gradually developed its undergraduate education model featuring 3M (multi-specification, multi-channel, modularity) and “KAQ” (knowledge, ability and quality). It divides 112 undergraduate majors into several platforms and carries out two-phase education model, with the earlier phase for general education and the later for intensive specialized education. This model is designed to establish a research-oriented undergraduate curricular system.

Since its implementation of credit system in 2002, Zhejiang University has formulated and later revised its guidelines of undergraduate education and relevant documents for teaching and academic services, developed modern educational administration system network, and established the teaching management model. Centered on the course-selecting system and assisted by flexible academic year, major and minor specialty program, and tutor system, the new model entitles students more freedom to decide their majors, curricula, tutors and study process, and creates favorable conditions for promoting self-regulated studies and interdisciplinary talents training.

In the autumn of 2004, Zhejiang University began the quarter system—the whole academic year is divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter semesters. It is a significant step to carry out the talent-training program and push forward an overall reform in teaching, research and internal management. The implementation of the quarter system promotes teaching reform with credit system as its core, optimizes curricular structure and encourages effective teaching methods so that students can better regulate their study process and learn more efficiently. It also aims to create favorable conditions for teachers to integrate their teaching with researching work.

Undergraduate Program

Zhejiang University now has 112 undergraduate programs, including 5 in law, 34 in engineering, 15 in management, 1 in architecture, 3 in education, 5 in economics, 22 in science, 2 in history, 4 in agriculture, 13 in liberal arts, 5 in medicine, 2 in fine arts, and 1 in philosophy.

Base Construction

National Bases for Talent Training: Zhejiang University is now in possession of 7 national bases for Teaching and Research in Basic Science, 4 national bases for Teaching in Basic Engineering Courses, 3 national bases for High-tech Development and industry-oriented talent-training. Equipped with advanced and complete educational facilities and staffed with qualified teachers, these bases become the experimental and demonstration sites.

The National Base for Culture Education for College Students: Zhejiang University became the State Base of Culture Education for College Students in 1999. It established distinctive culture curricular structure and system in the following 7 years. It formulated The Regulations on the Culture Education Base Construction for College Students in Zhejiang University and Principles and Proposals on the Culture Education Base Construction for College Students in Zhejiang University, published a series of culture-oriented teaching materials, set up a culture education website, and held regularly culture and science festivals and student association festivals. In October, 2002, Zhejiang University passed the mid-term evaluation by Ministry of Education and was officially awarded the plaque of National Base of Culture Education for College Students in April, 2003.

Construction of Curricula and Teaching Materials

Curriculum Construction: Zhejiang University has formulated The Plan for the Construction of Undergraduate Curricula to establish a new research-oriented curriculum system. It has undergone major projects in teaching reform, superfine courses, major courses, multi-media course wares, bilingual teaching reform, and course examinations. More than 10 million yuan has been invested in the construction of faculty, textbooks and management.

At present, Zhejiang University possesses 20 superfine courses at state level, 23 at provincial level, and 25 of brand name at the National Science Base.

Experimental Teaching Center

Zhejiang University attaches great importance to the reform and construction of experimental teaching center. In the recent five years, assisted by World Bank Loan Programs during the construction of the new campus, the university has invested more than 200 million yuan in experimental teaching center construction for undergraduate basic courses and specialized courses on Zijingang Campus. Besides, there are five public teaching service systems, namely, Foreign Language Teaching Center, Engineering Training Center, Public Physical Education Center, Calculating Center and Modern Education Center, which aim to cultivate students’ practice ability and innovative ability.

The subordinate schools utilize the teaching resources to promote the education and management reform and establish experimental teaching centers at school level. Meanwhile, with the cultivation of innovative ability as their core, the schools push forward the reform of experimental teaching, integrate scientific research results and practical engineering problems into teaching experiments, increase the proportion of comprehensive and innovative experiments, improve the experiment instructions, set up experiment center websites, provide interactive communication platforms, and prolong opening hours of the teaching laboratories.

A List of Experimental Teaching Centers for Basic Courses and Specialized Courses in Zhejing University

- Physics Experiment Center http://10.71.23.61
- Experimental Chemistry Center http://chemcenter.zju.edu.cn
- Biology Lab Center http://10.71.35.208
- Education Center of Electrical and Electronics Technology http://dgdz.3322.org
- Mechanics Experiment Center
- Dynamics Experiment Center
- Geology Experiment Center
- Information Science Experiment Center
- Optics & Electronics Experiment Center
- Civil Engineering and Architecture Experiment Center http://www.ccea.zju.edu.cn/ccealab
- Energy Experiment Center
- Computer Experiment Center
- Economics Experiment Center
- Humanities Experiment Center
- Education Experiment Center
- Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science Center http://www.cbeis.zju.edu.cn
- Physical Education Experiment Center http://10.12.74.11
- Engineering Training Center
- Calculation Center http://10.71.0.8

Research Training and Subject Contest

Research Training: Student Research Training Program (SRTP) is a new program carried out by the university to cultivate all-round talents and encourage their enterprising spirits and research abilities. It has several purposes: first, to provide opportunities for undergraduates to learn the latest development in their specialties; second, to cultivate their research and innovative abilities by taking full advantage of the comprehensive and abundant research resources; third, to encourage students to apply theories into practice; and fourth, to nurture teamwork awareness and communicative abilities.

Since 1998, SRTP, an annual activity, has been conducted 8 sessions with 75%-80% of total undergraduates involved. In 2005, there were 1000 applications at the university level and 1239 applications at the school level.

Subject Contest: Zhejing University regards subject contests as a significant component to combine teaching in and after class and to improve student practice and innovative abilities. It encourages students to participate in subject contests of varied sorts at various levels, such as mathematic modeling, program device, electronic device, enterprising plan, mechanical device, robots production, electronic commerce, multi-media device, etc. In recent years, more and more students participate in the contests with outstanding results. Zhejiang University won INFORMS prize in 2003 and in 1999 respectively, entered the international finals in Program Device Contest for three consecutive years, and won the third place in the robots video show contest.

Meanwhile, the university has held eight academic festivals of computer, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, information and foreign language, involving ten thousands students every year.

(For more information and Source : Zhejiang University)

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