Hangzhou City University

Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJGSU) is jointly built by the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Education. It is in Hangzhou. Its predecessor, Hangzhou Secondary Commercial School, was founded in 1911 and is among China’s earliest specialized commercial schools. In 2017 it was named a key construction university in Zhejiang Province, with Statistics and Business Administration on the provincial advantageous and characteristic disciplines list. In 2023 it was selected for Zhejiang’s “Double First-Class Initiative (196 Project)”; Statistics was listed for provincial top-notch (“peak”) discipline construction, and Business Administration and Marxist Theory for provincial advantageous and characteristic disciplines. According to Wu Shulian’s 2025 Comprehensive Strength Ranking of Chinese Universities, ZJGSU ranked 6th among finance and economics universities. In the 2024 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Food Science and Engineering ranked 15th and Tourism and Hospitality Management 48th worldwide (both in the world top 50); the number of top-50 disciplines ranked first among provincial universities. Business Administration ranked 14th in China.

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a multi-disciplinary university with an engineering emphasis, also covering science, arts, economics, management, and education. It combines experience from German universities of applied sciences with its own practice to train career-focused international talent. Two campuses: Xiaoheshan Campus in Hangzhou (at the foot of Xiaohe Mountain, with a campus lake and surrounding hills; about 30 minutes from West Lake and 20 minutes from Alibaba headquarters) and Anji Campus in Anji County (UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award locality). More than 21,000 full-time students; about 1,300 faculty, including over 340 professors and associate professors; 14 schools; 56 undergraduate programs and 11 English-taught graduate programs. Designations include 3 state-level key majors, 9 provincial-level key majors, 3 provincial-level key labs, and 8 provincial-level key disciplines. ZUST is a Chinese Government pilot for Chinese–German cooperation in high-level career-focused graduates, standing organizer of the “Chinese–German Education Forum,” and one of the first ten provincial pilot universities for “Cultivating Excellent Engineers.” International collaboration has been central since foundation

Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) is a key provincial university in Hangzhou. It has 17 affiliated colleges (including teaching departments), 63 undergraduate programs, 65 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs. About 27,000 full-time students are enrolled, including around 3,500 postgraduate students. ZSTU is a host institute under Chinese Government Scholarship Programs. It began enrolling international students in 2003 and has accepted students from more than 60 countries and regions in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America

Westlake University is a private research university founded in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programmes taught in English. It was established with approval from China’s Ministry of Education and admits students from both domestic and international backgrounds. The university comprises schools focused on science, engineering, and life sciences, and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio. Its campus lies near West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and integrates academic, residential, and research functions within a single sustainable precinct. All undergraduate students undertake at least one semester abroad as part of their degree requirements.

Jiaxing University is a public university approved by the Ministry of Education of the PRC. Campus area is about 274 acres. Teaching and research equipment is valued at over USD 85 million. The library holds over 2.3 million print volumes and over 2.49 million electronic volumes. There are 17 teaching units, more than 16,300 full-time students, 8 affiliated hospitals, and 1 affiliated kindergarten. President Lu Jun is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Honorary president Professor Zhu Jingwu is a physicist and former president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Faculty and staff: more than 1,660, including 3 full-time academicians, 10 part-time academicians, and national special experts. There are 2 provincial key innovation teams and 4 provincial teaching teams; 59 undergraduate programs; 2 majors in the national-level first-class undergraduate construction plan and 10 in the provincial-level plan; 11 national and provincial experimental teaching platforms. International cooperation includes more than 80 universities or institutions in 22 countries or regions; PhD research programs with Australian universities; Dual Bachelor’s–Master’s (DBDM) with German universities; and dual degree programs with partners in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, South Korea, and elsewhere

Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (ZUFE) is in Hangzhou. It emphasizes economics-related disciplines with coordinated development of Economics, Management, Humanities, Law, Science, Engineering, and Arts. Founded in 1974, it has three campuses — Xiasha (main), Wenhua, and Chang’an — on about 153 hectares. Structure: 14 schools, 2 teaching centers, 1 independent college, 51 research institutes and centers. It confers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and enrolls international students and students from Hong Kong and Macao SARs. More than 25,000 full-time undergraduates and postgraduates. Library: more than 2.5 million volumes, 2,035 academic journals, 4.67 million e-books, and 30,000 e-journals, plus a featured sub-library for Nobel Economics Prize laureates’ works, ZUFE faculty works, and Zhejiang Businessman-related works. Nearly 50 undergraduate programs; over 50 postgraduate and professional master’s programs in Applied Economics, Theoretical Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law, and Statistics; and a doctoral program under the “National Special Needs Services Personnel Training Project.” Faculty and staff: 1,326, including 155 professors and 324 associate professors, plus national talent-program experts