The year 1953 saw the establishment of a new Zhejiang University of Technology in Hangzhou , the picturesque historical and cultural city in China . Dating back to 1910 as Zhejiang Technology School , the University has successively gone through various historical periods, namely, Hangzhou Chemical Engineering School , Zhejiang Secondary Chemical School, Zhejiang Chemical College , and Zhejiang Engineering College . The present university, as a key comprehensive university of provincial level, can offer not only engineering courses, but also a large range of disciplines like liberal arts, science, law, economics, pharmaceutical science, industrial and commercial management and education. And with a national key laboratory and a post-doctoral program, the University is entitled to confer degrees of master, doctor, MBA. Besides, it has been granted the right to recommend outstanding undergraduates as candidates for graduate programs in other universities without entrance examination and the right to recruit international students as well as students from Hong Kong , Macao , and Taiwan .

The university now consists of 3 campuses covering a total area of over 213 hectares with a floor space of 840,000 square meters. It has set up 21 colleges and 2 departments, including College of Chemical and Material Engineering, College of Electromechanical Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, College of Information Engineering, College of Business and Administration, College of Vocational and Technical Education, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, College of Humanities, College of Art, International College, College of Science, College of Foreign Languages, Law School, College of pharmaceutical Science, Zhijiang College, Jianxing College, School of Politics and Public Administration ， College of Educational Science and Technology ， College of Adult Education, Software College, Software Vocational College， Department of Social Science, Department of Physical Education and Military Training. At present, there are about 28,000 registered full-time undergraduates and diplomats, together with 1,600 postgraduates. The university has a faculty of 2,800, among whom over 800 are professors and associate professors and 4 are members in Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Now it runs 12 doctoral programs ， 71 master programs, and 55 undergraduate programs. The value of its assets totals about 1,820,000,000 Yuan. Its 60,000-square-meter university library now has stored a collection of over 3,000,000 volumes (electronic books included) and over 17,000 kinds of Chinese and foreign journals and periodicals.

The University endeavors to become a national-brand university of education and research so as to initiatively adapt itself to Zhejiang economic and social development. So far, its study fields cover 8 branches of learning and under its administration, there is 1 national key laboratory base of Green Chemical Synthesis, 1 key laboratory of mechanical engineering and automation cosponsored by the Minister and the Province, 1 national university science and technology center, 1 post-doctoral program, 1 engineering research center supervised by the Education Ministry, 1 national key center for vocational education and teacher training, 2 provincial key research base of humanities, 3 provincial key laboratories, 7 top disciplines, 21 provincial key disciplines. For the past 5 years, over 250 achievements have won national, provincial or ministry awards for scientific innovation and research, among which 10 have won National Awards for Scientific and Technology Progress. Meanwhile, about 200 inventions have been granted patents. And by the year 2005, the science research funds has reached about 243,000,000 Yuan In addition, efforts have also been devoted to academic research. In the year 2005, 135,72 and 65 articles were separately excerpted by the top three international index agencies: SCI, EI and ISTP.

The University strives to cultivate elites with both expertise and high moral standards, who can properly contribute to the economic development in Zhejiang and other areas. For the past 5 years, its students have achieved remarkably many times in national or international competitions of college students on mathematical modeling, electronic designing and architectural designing, and won over 40 national prizes and 250 provincial prizes. To name just a few, 2 prizes in national scientific innovation contests, 1 special prize in national competition of college students on mathematical modeling. And in 2003, the University has successfully passed the assessment of the Education Ministry and with an employment rate of 95%, its graduates are highly praised by their employers in various sectors.

To better facilitate international exchange and cooperation the University has established partnerships with more than 30 universities from America, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Australia and Russia to conduct academic exchanges, scientific research and cooperation. International students from about 15 countries have been enrolled here to learn Chinese, Chinese culture, other courses in undergraduate and graduate programs of various specialties.

At present, to further implement the national policy of invigorating the country through science and education, the University will continue to prioritize education and research and endeavors to make itself a first-rate university in both teaching and research, thus making a definite contribution to the invigoration and prosperity of the country.