A Profile of ZUST

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a full-time regular public university, which focuses on engineering, with additional disciplines in science, arts, economics, management, and education. Combining the technical know-how of German Applied Science Universities with its own experience, ZUST explores ways of cultivating international specialists with applied skills.

ZUST is located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, which is one of the most prosperous provinces in China with strong economic growth, vitality and potential. ZUST is at the foot of Xiaohe Mountain, with a tranquil lake inside and rolling hills surrounding the campus, only twenty-minute ride from the most famous scenic spot in China---West Lake.

ZUST has more than 21000 students, 1200 staff members, including more than 340 professors and associate professors. It has 13 schools and offers 50 undergraduate programs across a wide range of fields, Furthermore, ZUST has 3 state-level key majors, 9 provincial-level key majors, 1 provincial-level key lab and 6 provincial-level key disciplines.

ZUST is designated by the Chinese Government as a pilot institution of Chinese-German cooperation in cultivating high-level career-focused talents, as the standing organizer of “Chinese-German Education Forum”, and as one of the first ten local pilot universities of implementing the national project of “Cultivating Excellent Engineers”. The development and construction of ZUST is closely associated with its international cooperation. Since its establishment, ZUST started its cooperation with Germany, and now it becomes an important platform of education and technology cooperation between Zhejiang Province and Germany. Up today, ZUST has successfully established formal cooperation with about 50 universities in Germany, USA, Italy, UK, Australia, France, Japan, Korea, Holland, Belgium, Romania, etc. ZUST is still making strides in the development of international cooperation in the areas of faculty and student exchange, research and degree programs. Many honored guests and professors visited ZUST and worked here, including the former German President Roman Herzog and the present President Christian Wulff.

At present, ZUST has set up 5 English-taught bachelor degree programs such as Civil Engineering, International Marketing, International Economics and Trade, Computer Science and Technology (Information Technology), Information and Computational Science (Statistics and Financial Actuarial Science). Meanwhile, ZUST established bachelor degree program of Business Chinese for Chinese language beginners, and is ready to receive transfer students with Chinese language basic. With the deep development of international cooperation and the establishment of distinctive undergraduate majors, the number of international students is increasing significantly. In 2012, more than 800 international students from 80 countries are studying on the campus.

Why ZUST

1.         ZUST is a public university directly under the guidance of Zhejiang Provincial Government and funded by Chinese Government and German Government through national projects.

2.         All international students are eligible to apply for “Chinese Government Scholarship”, “Confucius Institute Scholarship”, “Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship for International Students” and “ZUST Scholarship for International Students”.

3.         ZUST offers international English-taught bachelor degree programs such as national-level key major --Civil Engineering, provincial-level key major-- International Economics and Trade, International Marketing, Computer Science and Technology (Information Technology), and Information and Computational Science(Statistics and Financial Actuarial Science). Students can be enrolled without any Chinese language entry requirements.

4.         ZUST offers distinctive bachelor degree program---Business Chinese with no Chinese language entry requirements for international students. Students who have studied Chinese can join at any time.

5.         Free pick-up service is arranged at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and paid pick-up service at Shanghai Airport is arranged.

6.         Exciting sports events and recreational activities are organized by International Culture Exchange Association, a student association, adding to the wonderful experience of students’ life at ZUST. Free Chinese tutor service is also provided.

Schools and Majors

School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering

★☆Machinery Design & Manufacturing and Automation

˜ Material Deforming and Controlling Engineering

★☆Automotive Engineering

˜ Automotive Service Engineering

School of Automation and Electric Engineering

 ★☆Automation

 ˜ Electric Engineering and Automation

 ˜ Measuring and Control Technology and Instrumentation

 ˜ Building Electricity and Intelligence

School of Information and Electronic Engineering

 ˜ Digital Media Technology

★☆ Computer Science and Technology

 ˜ Electronic Information Science and Technology

˜ Electronic Information Engineering

★ Communication Engineering

˜ Educational Technology

☆ Software Engineering

˜ Internet of Things Project

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture

¢★☆Civil Engineering

˜Urban Planning

☆Water Supply and Sewerage Engineering

˜Architectures

˜Traffic Engineering

School of Biological and Chemical Engineering

¢★☆Chemical Engineering and Technique

˜Food Science and Engineering

˜Biological Engineering

˜Pharmaceutical Engineering

˜Materials Science and Engineering

School of Light Industry

˜Packaging Engineering

˜Printing Engineering

☆     Light Chemical Engineering

☆     Energy and Environment System Engineering

School of Fashion Design (School of Arts Design)

¢★☆Visual Communication Design

¢★☆Environment Design

¢★☆Fashion Design

☆Product Design

˜Animation

˜Fashion Design and Engineering

School of Economics and Management

˜Industrial Engineering

˜Information Management and Information System

★☆International Economics and Trade

☆Logistic Engineering

☆Financial Engineering

˜Marketing

˜Economics

˜Financial Management

School of Sciences

˜Information and Computational Science

˜Applied Physics

School of Languages and Literature

˜Chinese Language and Literature

˜English Language

Chinese-German Institute

 ☆German Language

 International Education School

Chinese Language and Literature (Business Chinese)

Instructions:

1.         Applicants applying for Architectures, Urban Planning and Digital Media Technology should have some basic skills of arts and painting, abilities of aesthetic appreciation and affective thinking. Otherwise, students will encounter difficulties and it is difficult to complete their studies.

2.         The major with ¢ symbol is the national-level key major, with ★symbol is the provincial-level key major, and with ☆symbol is school-level key major.

Distinctive Programs

 

Programs	Majors or fields	Note
English-taught bachelor degree programs	1.         Civil Engineering 2.         International Marketing 3.         International Economics and Trade 4.         Computer Science and Technology (Information Technology) 5.         Information and Computational Science (Statistics and Financial Actuarial Science)	No requirement for Chinese language proficiency
Bachelor degree major without language requirements	Chinese language and literature (Business Chinese)
English-taught non-degree curriculum	1.         Civil Engineering 2.         International Marketing 3.         International Economics and Trade 4.         Mechanical and Automotive Engineering 5.         Computer Science and Technology 6.         Electrical Engineering and Automation 7.         Information and Computational Science (Statistics and Financial Actuarial Science)	No requirement for Chinese language proficiency
Internship programs	All majors (Please read 3. Schools and Majors)	Guided in English or German

Scholarships

1.         Chinese Government Scholarship (please consult the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in your country)

2.         Confucius Institute Scholarship

3.         Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship for International Students

4.         ZUST Scholarship for International Students

International students are eligible to apply for the above scholarships. For more details, please visit our office website: http://ies.zust.edu.cn.

Admissions

 

Types of Students		Entry Requirements	Language Requirements	Duration	Note
Non-degree Students	Short-term Study Tour Program	Under the age of 65; Good health.	No limit	About 2~4 weeks
	HSK Training Course	Having studied Chinese for one semester or longer		4 weeks	Starting during summer vacation.
	Short-term Chinese language Program	Under the age of 65; Good health.	No limit	About 2 months	Starting in May and November
	Chinese language program	18 years old or above; good health.	No limit	Flexible	registering in Spring Semester and Autumn semester
	General or Advanced Study Program	18 years old or above; With high school graduation or above; needed to submit high school certificate and transcripts; Good health.	No limit
Bachelor-degree Students	Business Chinese	18 years old or above; With high school graduation or above; needed to submit high school certificate and transcripts; Good health.	No limit	4-5 years	Students register in September.
	English-taught programs		English language proficiency certificate required
	Chinese-taught programs		HSK Certificates