Westlake University
Private research university in China
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Former name | Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (2016–2018) |
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Type | Private |
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Established | October 20, 2018 |
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Location | Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China |
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Website | westlake.edu.cn en.westlake.edu.cn |
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Chinese name |
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Simplified Chinese | 西湖大学 |
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Traditional Chinese | 西湖大學 |
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Standard Mandarin |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Xīhú Dàxué |
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Westlake University (西湖大学) is a private university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was founded in October 2018.[1][2][3]
Westlake University ranked 84th in the world for Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)[4] and 75th in China for Nature Index 2023.[5]
History
The proposal for the establishment of a private research university was submitted on March 11, 2015, by individuals from business and academia, including Shi Yigong, Chen Shiyi, and Pan Jianwei. This initiative led to the creation of WIAS on December 10, 2016 with Shi as president.[2] The Ministry of Education approved the foundation of a university on April 2, 2018. Shi was elected as the university's president at the first board meeting on April 16.[1]
The university was inaugurated in Hangzhou on October 20, 2018. It opened with the Yunqi campus;[2] the Yungu campus began construction in April.[6]
Governance System
Council
On April 20, 2018, the University Council was formally established. Dong Qingyuan (董清源) was named the Chairperson of the University Council, Sun Youyou (孙幼幼) the Vice Chairperson of the University Council, and Yang Wenzhu (杨文铸) the Chair of the Committee for Discipline Inspection.[7][8]
Board of Trustees
Westlake University is led by the University President, who operates under the guidance of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees consists of educators and scholars from China and overseas, representatives of donors and representatives of the government, making decisions on major issues such as the strategic planning of the university. It also appoints the University President which executes the decisions of the Board of Trustees.[9]
- Honorary Chair: Yang Chen-Ning, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chair: Yingyi Qian, Dean of the School of Economics and Management and Professor at Tsinghua University
Administration
The University President is Shi Yigong[10] and its Vice Presidents include Tian Xu,[11] Min Qiu and Xiaoyun Zhu.[12]
Academics
The university's faculties are the School of Life Sciences, School of Science and the School of Engineering.[13]
Westlake University was ranked 75 in China and 266 globally by the 2023 Nature Index.[5]
Campus and Campus Life
Westlake University is located in Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in China.
Yungu Campus
The Yungu Campus is located in the Yungu Block of Zijingang Science and Technology City in Xihu District.[citation needed] The circular center of the campus is the "academic loop" for the university's administrative and academic heart, including a large "c"-shaped faculty building. The "residential loop" fills the campus perimeter, and contains residences and other personnel support facilities. The loops are separated by a moat crossed by 12 bridges.[14]
Yunqi Campus
The Yunqi Campus is located in Yunqi Town, in the southern part of Xihu District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. This interim campus satisfies the basic needs of Westlake University in its initial stages.
Covering an area of 11.5 acres with a total construction space of 106,000 m2, the Yunqi Campus consists of four research buildings, one administrative building and two student residence halls, which were put into operation in March 2017. The Yunqi Campus features a small sports field with a basketball court and fitness equipment, a gym, a two-floor dining hall, a café and a campus store. Furthermore, a running track along the campus border has been laid in 2019. Regular leisure activities are organized by different clubs, the Union of Faculty and Staff and the Office of Academic Services and Student Affairs.[15]
References
- ^ a b Guo, Meichen (18 April 2018). "China's first private research university launches as school board is elected". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Wang, Hairong (15 November 2018). "Newly established Westlake University aims to be a world-class private research facility". Beijing Review. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Westlake University". Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Leading 150 young universities - Nature Index 2021 Young Universities - Supplements - Nature Index". Nature Index. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 tables: Institutions - academic - Annual tables - Nature Index". Nature Index. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Ma, Zhenhuan (22 October 2018). "Westlake University a model of reform". China Daily. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "西湖大学党委正式成立" [The Party Committee of West Lake University was formally established].
- ^ "Leadership & Organization - Westlake University". en.westlake.edu.cn. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Normile, Dennis (23 February 2018). "Biologist unveils China's first private research university". Science. 359 (6378): 856. Bibcode:2018Sci...359..856N. doi:10.1126/science.359.6378.856. PMID 29472461.
- ^ Ma, Zhenhuan (2018-04-18). "Private university in Hangzhou names president". China Daily.
- ^ "Professor gives up Yale tenure for Chinese post". China Plus. 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Administrative Team | Westlake University". en.westlake.edu.cn. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Academics". Westlake University. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Yungu Campus". Westlake University. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "第一次开学典礼在即 "小而精"的西湖大学来了-浙江新闻-浙江在线" [The first opening ceremony is about to come. The "small but sophisticated" West Lake University is here]. Zhejiang News - Zhejiang Online. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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Unless otherwise stated, all the universities and colleges listed are provincial or municipal public universities and colleges. DBC : Double First-Class Construction; 985 : Project 985; 211 : Project 211; Key : National Key Universities; P+M : provincial and ministerial co-founded universities. Degree: institutions offering degree education; Professional: institutions offering professional training and certificates. Vocational: institutions offering vocational training and diploma. Private: privately founded. Foreign: Sino-foreign cooperative joint universities; Independent: Independent college affiliated to a university; Continuing: Continuing education institutions; Private: Privately founded As of April 2018, there were 108 higher education institutions in Zhejiang, among which 36 were private, and 9 Continuing education institutions. |