| Zhejiang Wanli University | |||||||||||||
| Motto: | 自强不息，恒志笃行 | ||||||||||||
| Mottoeng: | "String ahead consistently with Single-mindedness and Moral Integrity"[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | (current form) | ||||||||||||
| Chancellor: | Ying Min (应敏) | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Students: | 20,000[2] | ||||||||||||
| Faculty: | 1,400 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 29.819°N 121.5673°W | ||||||||||||
| Campus: | Urban, 95ha | ||||||||||||
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Zhejiang Wanli University, formerly the Ningbo Branch of Zhejiang Agricultural University, is a private college in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.[3] The college is operated by the private Zhejiang Wanli Education Group Company.[4]
According to the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), it ranks 350th among Chinese institutions.[5]
In 1958, the Ningbo Regional Agricultural Vocational School was established.[6] In 1960, it merged with the Ningbo Regional Institute of Agricultural Sciences and the Ningbo Regional Agricultural Tools Research Institute to form Ningbo Agricultural College.[7] The college was renamed Ningbo Regional Agricultural Vocational School in 1961. In 1971, it merged with Ningbo Forestry School to become the Ningbo Regional Agriculture and Forestry School. This institution was upgraded to Ningbo Regional Agricultural College in 1976. The following year, in 1977, the college became the Ningbo Branch of Zhejiang Agricultural University. In 1984, it was restructured as Zhejiang Rural Technical Teachers College.[8]
In February 1999, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government implemented a reform to address the college's financial difficulties. As a result, the institution was restructured into a privately managed, government-owned university and renamed Zhejiang Wanli Vocational College in November.[9] In 2002, the institution was granted "college" (学院) status, was renamed literally "Zhejiang Wanli College" (浙江万里学院) in the Chinese language, and started to provide bachelor's degree programs.
In 2004, the school established a partnership with the University of Nottingham, which led to the foundation of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.[10] [11] Zhejiang party secretary Xi Jinping attended the campus inauguration ceremony.[12]
In October 2019, the school opened its oversea campus in Hamburg, Germany.[13] [14] In 2021, the school was accredited for three master's degree programs.[15]
During the White Paper Protests, students at Zhejiang Wanli University gained attention on social media and from rallies for posting a protest notice outside their classroom walls. The notice read: "Mourn, do not be numb, do not remain silent, do not turn a blind eye, do not forget." Nearby, a torn poster with the word "Freedom" was displayed. At the bottom, a famous quote from writer Lu Xun was included: "May the youth of China rid themselves of apathy." The notice concluded with the words: "This society must at least give young people hope!"[16]
In June 2024, the school established Ningbo Modern Agricultural College (宁波现代农学院) at the former site of the Zhejiang Agricultural University Ningbo Branch.[17]