Zhejiang Gongshang University
| 浙江工商大学 | |
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| Motto | 诚 毅 勤 朴 (Trustworthiness, Tenacity, Diligence, Tranquillity) |
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| Type | public |
| Established | 1911 |
| President | CHEN Shoucan (陈寿灿） |
| Location | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Website | www.zjgsu.edu.cn |
Coordinates: 29°45′29.07″N 119°38′16.73″E / 29.7580750°N 119.6379806°E
Zhejiang Gongshang University (Chinese: 浙江工商大学; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Gōngshāng Dàxué; abbreviated as ZJGSU or ZJSU) is a public higher educational institution that focuses on the fields of business and technology.
The university is administrated by Zhejiang Province. "Zhejiang" is the province where the university is and "Gongshang" is the Chinese pronunciation of two words meaning "Industry and Business".
The institution was established in 1911 as Hangzhou Vocational Business School (the earliest Chinese Business School). In 1980, the school became a public university approved by the National Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Institute of Commerce. In 2004, it was renamed as Zhejiang Gongshang University, its current name.
In the past years, ZJSU has been paying great attention to international exchanges and cooperation, and making an effort to promote education internationalization. The university has partner relationship with more than 90 universities and scientific research institutions from more than 50 countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea, etc. Moreover, we have started cooperation programs with over 60 foreign universities and research institutions such as Columbia University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Manchester, Waseda University, University of Canterbury, and Chulalongkorn University in the areas of faculty and students exchange, mutual accreditation of credits, scientific research cooperation. MPM, in cooperation with University of Quebec, has trained over 600 postgraduates. Alliance Francaise de Hangzhou has developed into the largest French language training and cultural exchange center in Zhejiang Province. ZJSU also co-established Confucius Institute with Howest University, Belgium. Up to now, the number of students in Confucius Institute has reached over 600. ZJSU also co-established research centers with well-known foreign universities and research institutions, such as Sensory Science Laboratory with American Monell Chemical Sense Center.
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