Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou University (simplified Chinese: 郑州大学; traditional Chinese: 鄭州大學; pinyin: Zhèngzhōu Dàxué), colloquially known in Chinese as Zhèngdà (郑大) and abbreviated as ZZU is a public university located in Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China. Zhengzhou University is the largest university in China in terms of number of students (around 73,000 students).[1] The Campus size is the tenth largest in PR China with 433 hectares (1,070 acres).[2]

Zhengzhou University
郑州大学
TypePublic
Established1956
PresidentLiu Jiongtian (刘炯天)
Administrative staff
5,926
Students72,600
Location, ,
CampusUrban
Affiliations211 project, NAHLU, Double First-Class University Project
Websitehttp://english.zzu.edu.cn/

Zhengzhou University was co-constructed by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Government of Henan Province under the initiative of "One Province, One University". It has been recognized for receipt of huge development spending given its potential to become a reputed seat of higher learning. ZZU was included in "Project 211" by the Chinese Ministry of Education which aimed at transforming promising universities into "Key National Universities". The "Project 211" was later on replaced with a more ambitious and comprehensive initiative of tertiary education "World Double First-Class University Project" with an intent to develop elite Chinese universities and their individual disciplines as topmost institutions of the world by the end of 2050. ZZU is included in this project as well.[3]

As of September 2020, 7 disciplines of ZZU are ranked among top 1% globally: chemistry, materials sciences, clinical Medicine, engineering, pharmacology and toxicology, biology and biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics. ZZU has been ranked among top 400 global universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020,[4] at 722 among best global universities by US News Ranking,[5] 36 among China mainland universities by Wuhan University Ranking 2020. QS Top Universities 2020 has ranked it among 301-350 best universities of Asia and among 251-300 best global universities in the subject of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.[6] ZZU is exhibiting a continuous upward trend on global rankings; its position was improved from 401-500 in 2019 to 301-400 in Academic Ranking of World Universities and from 794 in 2020 to 722 in 2021 by US News Ranking.

History

Merger of three universities

Originally established in 1956, Zhengzhou University was restructured by the merger of three universities i.e. Zhengzhou University, Henan Medical University, and Zhengzhou University of Technology on July 10, 2000. The purpose of this re-establishment was to create a center of top-notch learning covering a huge range of academic disciplines, equipped with excellent research facilities so as to revolutionize higher education in Central China in general and Henan Province in particular. Since its re-establishment, Zhengzhou University has received more attention by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Henan Province in terms of governmental support, finances, inter institutional cooperation and research collaboration.

History before merger

Henan Medical University dates back to the medical education in National Fifth Sun Yat-Sen University built in 1928 (the predecessor of National Henan University founded in 1942). This national university moved into Zhengzhou in 1952 and established Henan Medical College (the first batch authorized to confer doctoral degrees) which was the fore running of the higher medical education in Henan province.

Zhengzhou University is the first comprehensive university established by the State Council of Chinese Government in 1954. According to the State Council, a group of faculty members from Shandong University, Peking University, Jilin University and Northeast University moved to Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou University was established by these professors in 1954. The University was admitted into Project 211 in 1996.

Zhengzhou University of Technology as a National Key University under the direct administration of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of China, it was founded in 1963.

Campus

Zhengzhou University now has four campuses covering 1070 acres land across Zhengzhou City. The main campus covers 799 acres of land on Science Avenue and Changchun Road in North-West section of Zhengzhou City. It is one of the most beautiful campuses in China with a construction cost of more than two billion Yuan. Majority of schools and faculties are locate at main campus.

Main gate of Zhengzhou University

The east campus is the campus of previous Henan Medical University in the city center between Zhongyuan Road and Jianshe Road. The clinical stage of medical education is held on this campus. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, with more than 10,000 sickbeds, is the largest hospital in the world.[7]

The south campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University in the city center area of Daxue Road.

The north campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University of Technology in the city center of Wenhua Road.

Staff, Programs, Students

After years of balanced development, Zhengzhou University now is a multi-discipline institution with 12 fields, such as science, engineering, medicine, literature, history, philosophy, law, economics, management science, pedagogy, agriculture and arts. Currently there are six national key disciplines, condensed matter physics, materials processing engineering, history of ancient China, organic chemistry, chemical technology, pathology and pathophysiology; 7 disciplines ranked top 1% in ESI globally; 21 first-level disciplines are authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 3 independent second-level disciplines to confer doctoral degrees, 55 first-level disciplines to confer master's degrees, as well as 24 post-doctoral research stations. There are 51 Schools and departments as well as 9 affiliated hospitals in Zhengzhou University.[8] The number of staff is over 6,000, 4000 academic members, 37 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science and Engineering (15 full-time, 22 part-time and 4 oversea), 747 professors, and 1,600 associate professors. In year 2020, there are around 51,000 undergraduate students, 19,000 graduate students and 2,600 international students studying in Zhengzhou University.

Schools

There exist 51 schools or departments in Zhengzhou University, ranging from art and literature to social and natural science and engineering.

Medicine Schools and Departments

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine (5/7-year)

Anesthesiology

Medical Imageology

MBBS (Six-year)

School of Basic Medicine Basic Medicine
School of Nursing Nursing
School of Public Health Preventive Medicine
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmaceutical Preparation

Pharmacy

School of Stomatology Stomatology
Department of Clinical Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science
Bell tower square

Humanities and Social Science Schools and Departments

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Business Statistics

Business Administration

Accounting

International Trade

Financial Science

Economics

Department of Education Applied Psychology

Pedagogy

School of Fine Arts Calligraphy

Sculpture

Painting

Artistic Design

School of Foreign Languages German

Russian

Japanese

English

School of History Archaeology

History

School of Information Management Information Management and Information System

Archival Science

Library Science

School of Journalism &

Communication

Science of Radio and Television Journalism

Science of Advertisement

Journalism

School of Law Law
School of Liberal Arts Teaching Chinese Language Internationally

Chinese Language and Literature

School of Management Electronic Commerce

Engineering Management

Industrial Engineering

Logistics Management

School of Education Education in Ideology and Politics
School of Music Music and Performance

Musicology

School of Public Administration Social Work

Administration

Public Affairs Management

Philosophy

School of Physical Education Physical Education
School of Tourism Management Marketing

Music Performance (flight direction)

Hotel Management

Tourism Management

Science and Engineering Schools

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Mathematics &

Statistics

Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Information and Computer Sciences

Statistics

Financial Mathematics

School of Physical

Engineering

Electronic Science and Technology

Electronic Information Science and Technology

Observation & Control Techniques and Instrument

Physics

Applied Physics

School of Electrical

Engineering

Electric Engineering and Automation

Automation

Biomedical Engineering

School of Chemistry &

Molecular Engineering

Chemistry

Applied Chemistry

School of Chemical Engineering

& Energy

Safety Engineering (System Security Oriented)

Medicine-making Engineering

Process Equipment and Control Engineering

Thermal Energy and Power Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Environmental Science

School of Life Science Biotechnology

Biological Engineering

Biological information

School of Mechanical

Engineering

Industrial Design

Mechanical Engineering and Automation

Automation and Mechanical Design & Manufacturing

School of Mechanics Science &

Engineering

Safety Engineering(Equipment and Safety )

Engineering Mechanics

School of Information

Engineering

Software Engineering

Electronic Information Engineering

Computer Science and Technology

Communicational Engineering

School of Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering

Urban Underground Space Engineering

Construction Environment & Equipment Engineering

Civil Engineering

School of Architecture Landscape Architecture

Urban Planning

Architecture

Artistic Design

(EnvironmentalArtistic Design Oriented)

School of Material Science &

Engineering

Packing Engineering

Material Shaping and Control Engineering

Material Science and Engineering

Polymer Materials and Engineering

School of Water Conservancy &

Environment

Hydrology and Water Resources

Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering

Hydraulic Structure Engineering

Water Conservancy Engineering

Water Supply and Drainage Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Structural Engineering

Municipal Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering

Harbor, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering

Road, Bridge and River Crossing Engineering

Research

Featured with a solid scientific research foundation, Zhengzhou University now owns more than 330 scientific research institutions of all levels/kinds, among which are 1 National Engineering Research Center, 1 National Technology Research Promotion Center, 1 National Chemical Safety Engineering Technology Center, 1 National Research Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, 2 National Drug Clinical Research Bases, 3 MOE Key Labs, 2 MOE Engineering Research Center, 1 Key Research Base of College Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored by the MOE and the Province, 1 Sports Culture Research Base under the Sports Culture Development Research Center of the State Sports General Administration, 1 National Intellectual Property Training Base, 6 Henan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Centers; Provincial Key Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, International United Labs, Key Humanities and Social Science Research Bases, Provincial Universities and Colleges Key Principles Open Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Bases total up to 104, and provincial key scientific and research institutions total up to 125, which indicates a strong capability on basic research, application research and development of science and technology. With a total construction area of 84,000sqm, its library contains a collection of books of more than 7.971 million. The university has its own publishing house and issues 14 academic journals.[9]

Scholarship programs

As the largest university in China, Zhengzhou University provides millions of US dollars to sponsor hundreds of applicants with full scholarship and partial scholarship to pursue their degree non-degree study in Zhengzhou University each year. This is the only Chinese university with so many scholarship seats. In 2018, about 500 newly recruited students were sponsored by various types of scholarship, such as President Scholarship, Henan Government Scholarship, Chinese Government Scholarship, Confucius Scholarship. These scholarships usually covers:

  1. Majority part of tuition for bachelor program;
  2. Whole tuition for master program;
  3. Tuition, accommodation and living allowance for doctor program.

School of International Education

The School of International Education (SIE) is in charge of international education of Zhengzhou University. There are approximately 1,700 overseas students from 70 countries/areas, among them 80% are degree students, more than 10% are supported by full scholarship. SIE also houses a Chinese language education base (accredited by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of State Council) and a Chinese international promotion base of Henan Province offering a number of Chinese language programs from short term training to bachelor's and master's degree. SIE runs a Confucius School jointly with Indian Vellore Institute of Technology and a Confucius class with St Mary School in USA. Zhengzhou university in collaboration with MEDVIZZ - CEO, Dr G Bhanu prakash to train all medical fraternities for USMLE, PLAB AND FMGE in the campus itself.[10]

Zhengzhou University is dedicated to conducting various forms cooperation and exchanges with famous universities abroad, absorbing advanced education programs and striving to achieve the objective of internationalization.

Notable alumni

See also

References

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