Zhejiang University

1897

Quishi Academy, the forerunner of the modern-day Zhejiang University (ZJU), was founded to be a modern academy of higher education in China.

1928

The enlarged school was renamed National Chekiang University. During the war period (1937-1949), it was praised as one of the four prominent universities in the Republic of China

1936

Professor Chu Kochen became the President of National Chekiang Universitya nd would leave a profound imprint. Addressing new students in 1936, he posted two questions: “First, why do you come here? Second, who do you want to become after graduation?”