

Wenzhou University is the only comprehensive university in southern Zhejiang, northern Fujian and eastern Jiangxi and a key university in Zhejiang Province. It is located in Wenzhou city, a famous historical and cultural city in China and known as "the best landscape in southeast China". The university was founded by the merger of Wenzhou Normal University and wenzhou University in 2004. The school can be traced back to wenzhou Normal School founded in 1933. It has 88 years of history and academician Gu Chaohao, winner of the National Highest Science and Technology Award, was once the president of the university. Xi Jinping, general Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Party School Press, has pointed out that "we should attach great importance to education and talent work, especially to run wenzhou University and other institutions of higher learning".
Wenzhou University has formed a multi-level and multi-form running pattern of undergraduate education, graduate education, continuing education, international education and international cooperation education. Its disciplines cover ten disciplines including philosophy, economics, law, pedagogy, literature, history, science, engineering, management and art. It has 20 schools.
The university now has two campuses, Chashan and Xueji Road, covering an area of 1,973.43 mu and covering an area of 993,200 square meters. The total value of teaching and research equipment is 858 million YUAN. The university has a collection of 2,315,700 printed books, 1,844,800 electronic books and 104 electronic periodicals and data databases in Both Chinese and foreign languages. The university has 1273 full-time teachers (820 doctors, accounting for 64.4%; Senior titles, 698 people, accounting for 54.83%), with full-time academicians, changjiang scholars, country all, countries have made outstanding contribution to the middle-aged and young experts, "pacesetter project" national choice, the state optimal green, culture department of the famous and "four of a batch of" talents such as national talent 31 people, all kinds of existing at or above the provincial level high level personnel 158 people.
In 2003, the university became a master's degree awarding unit, and in 2017, it was listed as a doctoral degree awarding unit of Zhejiang Province. There are 17 master's degree authorization centers in first-level disciplines and 12 professional master's degree authorization centers. Ruian Graduate School of Wenzhou University and Post-doctoral workstation of Zhejiang Province have been established to jointly train doctors and post-doctoral students with 24 well-known universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad. The university is characterized by distinctive disciplines, with excellent basic disciplines of liberal arts and science and strong applied disciplines of engineering, economics, management, law and business. It is the university with the most comprehensive strength in southern Zhejiang, northern Fujian and eastern Jiangxi. Ecology subject for zhejiang province key advantages of the construction of characteristic disciplines, chemistry and Chinese language and literature, electrical engineering, law, marxist theory, applied economics, mechanical engineering, ecology, nine of zhejiang province first-class disciplines such as civil engineering, chemistry, material science, engineering, computer science into four disciplines ESI global top 1%.
The university adheres to the principle of "quality is the foundation of the university", fully implements the fundamental task of moral cultivation, and focuses on cultivating high-quality applied talents with "emphasis on practice, strong innovation, entrepreneurship, good management, and dare to take responsibility". In 2008, the university was evaluated as "excellent" by the Ministry of Education for undergraduate teaching, and in 2015, it was one of the first batch to pass the evaluation of undergraduate teaching by the Ministry of Education. It has 15 state-level first-class undergraduate programs, 15 provincial-level first-class undergraduate programs, 18 state-level courses, among which 8 are the first batch of first-class undergraduate courses, 4 have passed the engineering education certification of the Ministry of Education, and 3 have passed the teacher education certification. It has won one first prize and one second prize for national teaching achievements in higher education, and seven first prizes for provincial teaching achievements. The university has been established as wenzhou Model Innovation Experimental Zone for national entrepreneurship talent training, one of the first national demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, and the teacher education base of Zhejiang Province. The students have won 40 international awards and 1153 national awards in the past five years. In 2019, the school ranked 16th in the "Challenge Cup" competition in China, won the "Victory Cup" and won the sponsor for two consecutive years. In the recent national "big art Exhibition" won 6 first prizes, the number of first prizes ranked first in the country, the total number of awards ranked first in Zhejiang universities.
The university adheres to the principle of "revitalizing the University through scientific research", carries out the project of "Facing local and first-class", insists on the coordinated development of basic research and applied research, and promotes the simultaneous development of humanities and social sciences, natural sciences and engineering technology research. The university has been designated as the national intellectual property rights pilot university. The university now has 3 state-level scientific research platforms, 29 provincial-level scientific research platforms, 4 zhejiang provincial key innovation teams and 5 Zhejiang Provincial high-level innovation teams. He has presided over 10 major national science and technology projects, 2 National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2 National Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars, 34 key projects of the National Natural Science and Social Science Foundation, and 723 other national projects. He has published 275 works of various kinds. His research achievements have won 150 national, provincial and ministerial awards, such as the Second Prize of National Technological Invention, the second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress, the first prize of The Ministry of Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences), and China Patent Gold Award.
The school adheres to the "linkage of the School city" and the combination of "going out" and "inviting in" to carry out in-depth social services. It has jointly built 9 industrial research institutes and 3 provincial industrial innovation service complexes with local governments, and ranked 81 universities in China in terms of patent transformation. The university's research in ecological environmental protection, laser photoelectric technology, low-voltage electrical appliances and other fields has become a booster for regional industrial transformation and upgrading. It actively cultivates innovative advantages around strategic emerging industries such as intelligent equipment, digital economy and new materials. National demonstration projects of "Decentralized Sewage treatment Technology", a major national science and technology special achievement, have been established in 8 places nationwide. Relying on the national Key RESEARCH and development Program and international key projects, China's first physical injection treatment ship for cyanobacteria blooms has been developed, making contributions to solving the problems of cyanobacteria blooms in the world. The Achievement of China Patent Gold Award "Special power supply system for Sea islands" promotes the high-speed development of national island, port construction and shipbuilding; Zhejiang Low-voltage electrical appliance technology innovation service platform provides talents and technical support for hundred-billion electrical appliance industry cluster; Ultrafast laser precision machining technology solves the difficult problem of making air film holes in the blades of C919 aircraft. The government has strengthened advisory advice and made remarkable achievements in researching regional characteristics such as comprehensive financial reform, social governance and public policy. The first prize of The Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research of Institutions of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, A General Theory on the History of Ancient Chinese Opera Theory, promotes the inheritance and innovation of excellent traditional Chinese culture. The school gives full play to the advantages of teachers' education resources, establishes the Basic education Development Center, expands the construction of affiliated schools, and now has 1 directly affiliated kindergarten and 10 cooperative schools to serve the development of local basic education.School adhering to the "thick cultivating virtue, deep wisdom source" of the school tradition, carry forward the "pioneer study asked is," the school motto of spirit, rooted in wenzhou, zhejiang, radiation national services, facing the world, strive to be the end of the "difference" into a high-level university in zhejiang province and the nation's top colleges and universities, strive to build a high level teaching research university with distinct characteristics.
The university adheres to the principle of "quality is the foundation of the university", fully implements the fundamental task of moral cultivation, and ocuses on cultivating high-quality applied talents with "emphasis on practice, strong innovation, entrepreneurship, good management, and dare to take responsibility". In 2008, the university was evaluated as "excellent" by the Ministry of Education for undergraduate teaching, and in 2015, it was one of the first batch to pass the evaluation of undergraduate teaching by the Ministry of Education. It has 15 state-level first-class undergraduate programs, 15 provincial-level first-class undergraduate programs, 18 state-level courses, among which 8 are the first batch of first-class undergraduate courses, 4 have passed the engineering education certification of the Ministry of Education, and 3 have passed the teacher education certification. It has won one first prize and one second prize for national teaching achievements in higher education, and seven first prizes for provincial teaching achievements. The university has been established as wenzhou Model Innovation Experimental Zone for national entrepreneurship talent training, one of the first national demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, and the teacher education base of Zhejiang Province. The students have won 40 international awards and 1153 national awards in the past five years. In 2019, the school ranked 16th in the "Challenge Cup" competition in China, won the "Victory Cup" and won the sponsor for two consecutive years. In the recent national "big art Exhibition" won 6 first prizes, the number of first prizes ranked first in the country, the total number of awards ranked first in Zhejiang universities.
The university adheres to the principle of "revitalizing the University through scientific research", carries out the project of "Facing local and first-class", insists on the coordinated development of basic research and applied research, and promotes the simultaneous development of humanities and social sciences, natural sciences and engineering technology research. The university has been designated as the national intellectual property rights pilot university. The university now has 3 state-level scientific research platforms, 29 provincial-level scientific research platforms, 4 zhejiang provincial key innovation teams and 5 Zhejiang Provincial high-level innovation teams. He has presided over 10 major national science and technology projects, 2 National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2 National Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars, 34 key projects of the National Natural Science and Social Science Foundation, and 723 other national projects. He has published 275 works of various kinds. His research achievements have won 150 national, provincial and ministerial awards, such as the Second Prize of National Technological Invention, the second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress, the first prize of The Ministry of Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences), and China Patent Gold Award.
The school adheres to the "linkage of the School city" and the combination of "going out" and "inviting in" to carry out in-depth social services. It has jointly built 9 industrial research institutes and 3 provincial industrial innovation service complexes with local governments, and ranked 81 universities in China in terms of patent transformation. The university's research in ecological environmental protection, laser photoelectric technology, low-voltage electrical appliances and other fields has become a booster for regional industrial transformation and upgrading. It actively cultivates innovative advantages around strategic emerging industries such as intelligent equipment, digital economy and new materials. National demonstration projects of "Decentralized Sewage treatment Technology", a major national science and technology special achievement, have been established in 8 places nationwide. Relying on the national Key RESEARCH and development Program and international key projects, China's first physical injection treatment ship for cyanobacteria blooms has been developed, making contributions to solving the problems of cyanobacteria blooms in the world. The Achievement of China Patent Gold Award "Special power supply system for Sea islands" promotes the high-speed development of national island, port construction and shipbuilding; Zhejiang Low-voltage electrical appliance technology innovation service platform provides talents and technical support for hundred-billion electrical appliance industry cluster; Ultrafast laser precision machining technology solves the difficult problem of making air film holes in the blades of C919 aircraft. The government has strengthened advisory advice and made remarkable achievements in researching regional characteristics such as comprehensive financial reform, social governance and public policy. The first prize of The Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research of Institutions of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, A General Theory on the History of Ancient Chinese Opera Theory, promotes the inheritance and innovation of excellent traditional Chinese culture. The school gives full play to the advantages of teachers' education resources, establishes the Basic education Development Center, expands the construction of affiliated schools, and now has 1 directly affiliated kindergarten and 10 cooperative schools to serve the development of local basic education.
The university insists on "internal and external connectivity" and constantly improves the level of open education. It is the only university in Zhejiang province that has established three undergraduate institutions: Wenzhou Kean University in cooperation with Kean University in the United States; Among the two independent colleges, City College of Wenzhou University was successfully transformed into Wenzhou College of Commerce in 2016, and Oujiang College of Wenzhou University was successfully transformed into Wenzhou Institute of Technology in 2021. Zhejiang University is one of the first batch of universities with International Characteristics in Zhejiang Province. So far, it has established exchanges and cooperation with 125 universities in 27 countries and regions, including the Confucius Institute in Oriental University in Thailand and the Wenzhou University In Italy. The international Research Center for Water Ecology and Water Ecology has been jointly established with The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University in Japan, and the International Research Center for Water Resources and Water Ecology has jointly recruited doctoral students with samara National Research University in the Russian Federation, Northern Columbia University in Canada, Chonnam National University in South Korea and Kunsan University. The university is one of the first Chinese language education bases of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the research base of Overseas Chinese in China (Wenzhou University) and the international cultural exchange base of the Federation of Overseas Chinese in China, and holds the "Zhejiang Overseas Chinese Network College".
The school adheres to the principle of "Leading by Party building", strengthens the overall leadership of the Party, and vigorously promotes party building and cultural inheritance. We have innovated ideological and political education and attached great importance to the construction of ideological and political courses. The comprehensive reform of Internet + ideological and political education has been selected by the Ministry of Education to promote the Reform of Teaching Methods of Ideological and political Education in Colleges and Universities. Teachers' representatives were invited to attend the National School Ideological and political Teachers' Symposium presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping. We uphold the spirit of "glorifying the nation and benefiting the people", carry forward the patriotic spirit of Zeng Liansong, the national flag designer and alumnus of the People's Republic of China, and form the brand of "educating people with three integrity" such as "National Flag Cultural Project". We will strengthen cultural development, promote mathematician culture, build a corridor for Wenzhou-born mathematicians, deepen research on Wenzhou Studies and Southern Opera, and make positive contributions to inheriting fine traditional Chinese culture. The Party Committee of the university has been awarded "Advanced Grassroots Party Organization of Zhejiang Province" for three consecutive times, and two party branches have been awarded "National Model Party Branches".
School adhering to the "thick cultivating virtue, deep wisdom source" of the school tradition, carry forward the "pioneer study asked is," the school motto of spirit, rooted in wenzhou, zhejiang, radiation national services, facing the world, strive to be the end of the "difference" into a high-level university in zhejiang province and the nation's top colleges and universities, strive to build a high level teaching research university with distinct characteristics.