Introduction
Established
1955
Faculty
357 full-time teachers (66 professors, 107associate professors)
20 overseas experts
20 adjunct professors
Students
Full time students – About 6600
Part time students – About 6800
Overseas students – About 40
Total – About 13440
Real Estate Holdings
Xiaoheshan Campus and Wensan Road Campus: About 43 hectares
Living Alumni
More than 35000; many of them are university professors, school teachers, educators or education administrators working in Zhejiang Province.
Honors
Key Training Base for Teachers in Zhejiang
Zhejiang Training Center for Education Administrators
Zhejiang Adjunct Center of UNESCO International Research and Training
Center for Rural Education
Zentrumfür Lehrerfortbildung der Provinz Zhejiang
Motto
Virtue, Perseverance, Erudition, Practicality
University History
1955 opened as Zhejiang Training School for Middle School Teachers
1956 merged with Zhejiang Training School for Primary School Teachers, and became Zhejiang College for Teacher Training
1958 renamed as Zhejiang Wenjiao College
1960 accredited as Zhejiang College of Education by Zhejiang Education Commission
1982 started offering part-time degree programs for teachers
1984 started offering degree programs by correspondence
1993 started enrolling full-time diploma students
1994 collaborated with Zhejiang Normal University and started enrolling full-time degree students
2002 accredited as Zhejiang University of Education by Zhejiang Provincial Government
2008 collaborated with Beijing International Studies University
2010 accredited as Zhejiang International Studies University by the State Ministry of Education and Zhejiang Provincial Government
Library Collection
The University Libraries have a collection of 800,000 books, 500,000 digital books and 1200 Chinese and foreign journals and periodicals.
Schools, Colleges and Departments
ZISU is made up of 14 principal academic units – twevel schools and colleges, plus two departments. All of them offer courses to both Chinese and overseas students.