JUN ZHUZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, CHINA

JJUN UN ZZHUHUZZHEJIANGHEJIANG UUNIVERSITY, NIVERSITY, CCHINAHINA

Innovation and Higher Education

OutlineOutline

Background — A National ProgramBackground — A National Program

The Role of China’s HEIsThe Role of China’s HEIs

Zhejiang University and its StrategiesZhejiang University and its Strategies

Background — A National ProgramBackground — A National Program

A national program for medium-to-long-term scientific and technological development

Centerpiece of the program:The decision of developing China into a nation of innovation within 15 years

The Role of China’s HEIs The Role of China’s HEIs

Responsibilities:• Educating innovative talents• Providing professional training• Conducting basic and cutting-edge

research• Leading development of science and

technology• Building an innovation culture

The Role of China’s HEIs The Role of China’s HEIs

Number of Proportion nationwide Scientists 52 %

Research Fellows 67.6 %

Citations in SCI, EI and ISTP 83.7 %

Members of Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering

40 %

Research Projects 79.72 %

National Key Laboratories 52%

Recent Drive of Higher Education in China

China becomes the largest higher education system in the world

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1999 2006

毛入学率（grossuniversityenrollmentrate)

Numbers of Awarded Doctoral Degrees, USA, Germany, Japan, UK, India and China (1975-2005)

Published Papers (Article/Review) in China, Germany, France, Japan & UK (1991-2006)

五国SCI论文（article,review)增长趋势（1991-2006年）

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论文数

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From From ““Scientific Observation, 2007Scientific Observation, 2007””

Global Collaborations

Top co-authorship countries & Regions for 2005

Chinese research papers 2001-2005

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Co-authoredChinese only

Country # of papersUSA 6940JAPAN 2575ENGLAND 1577GERMANY 1536CANADA 1294AUSTRALIA 1144FRANCE 960TAIWAN 951SINGAPORE 855SOUTH KOREA 757

Source: Thomson Web of Science data

Zhejiang University and its StrategiesZhejiang University and its Strategies

History

1897 Qiu Shi Academy1928 National Zhejiang University1937 ‘West March’ in World War II1952 Restructuring1998 New Zhejiang University

Current Status of ZJU

ComprehensivenessLargest Disciplinary Coverage of Doctoral Programs

24/81 Disciplines rank top 5 in China

6 University Hospitals with 7000 staff

2007: Revenue $0.6B+$0.6B, (#2 in the nation)

Current Status of ZJU

EducationCredit system, quarter semesters, elite college,

innovation incentiveHigh G/U ratio

博士生

6281留学生

1468

本科生

23668

硕士生

9363

Undergrads

Masters

Doctors

Oversea

Current Status of ZJU

Research (2007)Research Funds >$200M, 2nd in ChinaNumber 1 in

SCI papers (3146)NSFC grants (350)Patents (>1400)Regional Corporation

SCI PapersSCI Papers

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13 folds in ten years, annually 34%

Number one in China for 2006/2007

Current Status of ZJUUniversity Hardware

Total of 6 km2 land, newly built central campus, 2.2M m2 floor space, average 120 m2 faculty housing, digital library

Yuquan Campus

Xixi Campus

Huajiachi Campus

Zijingang Campus

Zhijiang Campus

Watson Institute located on Zhijiang Campus

Talent Training & Introducing Programs

Program of Introducing Talents of Disciplineto Universities of China initiated by MOE and State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs

Program for New Century Excellent Talents inUniversity

Talent Training in Int’l EnvironmentBilingual teaching＊ In 2003-2006, about 700 bilingual courses offeredJoint degree programs with world-class universities＊ ‘2+2’ courses in computer science (BS)＊ ‘3+1’ courses in life science (BS+MS)Students exchange programs＊ In 2006-2007, 898 undergraduate students going to study abroad＊ Special programs: Overseas internship project, Asia and the Pacific Young Entrepreneurs Training ProjectOverseas students reaches 3200

Approach for International Partnership

International Training for Students & StaffSandwich — Composite CurriculumScholarship — Government PhD ProgramSummer — International Exposure

Raise Oversea Exchange Ratio & International Student Ratio to 20％

Government Doctoral Scholarship (5000/year)(Top students to world-class universities and supervised by top professors)

Organized by 39 universities of National 985 projects

To world leading programs of collaborating researches with Chinese partners

National Drive for Collaborative Research

ZJU: International Collaboration●Agreements with 140 University ●2712 oversea students ●Scholarships, Sandwich, Summer● APRU (Economy-Education-Research Alliance)● GUNI (UNISCO, Regional Outreach)● WUN (Scholars & Students Exchange)● Elite Univ (Brown/Ivy-League, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge)

Social and Community Service

• A Model Harmonious Region— A Joint Construction Scheme by

ZJU & Hangzhou Municipal Government

• Land: 31.2 k㎡ in western part of the city with Zijingang Campus of ZJU as the center

• Total investment of Construction:US$ 3.4 billion

Education/Enterprise Education/Enterprise /Entrepreneur/Entrepreneur

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