Zhejiang Medical University
| 浙江医科大学 | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Active | 1952–1998 |
| Affiliation | Zhejiang University |
| Location | Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China |
Zhejiang Medical University (Chinese: 浙江医科大学; Chinese: 浙江醫科大學) was a former university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. In 1998, was merged into Zhejiang University to become its Medical School.
In 1952–53, due to the Adjustment for University Colleges and Departments (), Zhejiang University was dissociated, and its medical school was merged with Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine to form Zhejiang Medical College (浙江医学院).
In 1960, Zhejiang Medical College was promoted to Zhejiang Medical University.
In 1998, Zhejiang Medical University was merged into Zhejiang University to become the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University.
The university originally located aside the famous West Lake in Hangzhou. Its campus was the Hubin Campus, which later became a main medical campus of Zhejiang University. Due to the new civic plan for Hangzhou downtown, the campus was sold to the Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Robert Kuok, 郭鶴年/郭鹤年) at a price of 2.46 billion Chinese Yuan.
The main teaching building of the university was the highest skyscraper around the West Lake, and was one of the tallest in Hangzhou City. The teaching buildings were torn down by explosions. The land of the campus is planned to build a luxurious hotel and currently under dense constructions.
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