On May 21st, Zhejiang University celebrated its 113th anniversay.

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

In 1897, Lin Qi, mayor of Hangzhou, established Qiushi Academy, which was developed into Zhejiang University later. Lin studied the western higher education system and applied it to Qiushi Academy, which would become one of the earliest new schools in modern China.

Zhejiang University underwent a merge with Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Medical University and Zhejiang Agricultural University in the summer of 1998. Consisted of five campuses, namely Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Zhijiang and Zijingang, the University focuses on both undergraduate and graduate education.

May 21st also marks the 120 anniversary of the birth of Zhejiang University’s former president, Dr Zhu Kezhu, who was a Harvard educated meteorologist, and an eminent researcher and educator in modern China.

Professor Zhu served as the president of Zhejiang University for 13 years (1936 – 1949). Under his distinguished leadership, Zhejiang University became one of the top universities in China.

By Li Hui