About Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou University is a national “211project” key university built On July 10th, 2000. The new university was founded through the merger of three universities: Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University of Technology and Henan Medical University. It is a comprehensive university with 11 disciplines: science, technology, art, medicine, literature,history, philosophy, law, economics, management, agriculture and education, and the only one ofthe national “211 project” universities in Henan Province under the administration of Henan Provincial Government and the State Ministry of Education.

Zhengzhou University has abundant resources. The University now has four main campuses occupying an area of 1070 acres, of which the New Campus (located in New High-tech Zone) comprises 799 acres. Construction of the New Campus has a construction budget of 1.97 billion RMB and a total construction area of 1.651million square meters.

Zhengzhou University has a grand running scope and rich faculty resources. At present, the enrolled number of full-time students is over 36,000, with 6,639 graduate students and 342 international students. The University has a teaching and administrative staff of 5,861 of which 3056 are academic staffs of teaching and research, 15 are academicians with the Chinese Academy of Science and Engineering (among which 3 of them are full-time and 12 are part-time scholars), 529 professors, 1,019 associate professors, 221 Ph.D.tutors, and more than 1,500 Masters Degree tutors. Of the teachers, 960 have Ph.D. degrees that account for 31.4% of the total professional teachers. There are 15 national experts of distinguished contributions, 171 experts are winners of special government allowance, 81 excellent specialists of Henan province, 228 excellent provincial youth backbone teachers, 9 teachers chosen into National hundred ten-million talented people projects, 121 cultivated objects of the new century academic and technical guide.

Zhengzhou University has a sound and developing infrastructure and the school conditionis superior. The National A forestation Committee has recognized it as one of thetop 400 institutions in planting trees. The University Library contains about 4.2 million volumes, and 1.05 million volumes of electrical books. The university has its own publishing house, and issues 13 academic journals. Under the university, there are 3 cooperative schools: Shengda Economics Trade and Management College, SIAS International College and College of Physical Education.

Zhengzhou University has taken an active part in international academic exchange and cooperation. At present, it has established a sound exchange relationship with 84 universities from more than 30 countries and regions of the world, mainly from the United States of America, Great Britain, France, Japan, Russia, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Finland, Ukraine, Taiwan, HongKong and other countries and districts.

Zhengzhou University insists on scientific and fast development, and centers on the construction of academic disciplines and new campus, optimizes the university’s structure, develops special features, strengthens the innovation system, and enlarges the policy of openness. It is located in central China where it faces the nation and prepares for the world. The university is adapting to the economic and social conditions of the country and the region as well. The university follows the world’s scientific technology and cultural development and fully promotes the university’s modernization and internationalization and aims to establish a first-class comprehensive university in China, being internationally well known as well, and demonstrating a strong function in the region.