Hangzhou Normal University

Hangzhou Normal University is a public comprehensive university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, whose institutional roots reach back to a teacher-training school founded by the provincial governor in 1905 and to the Zhejiang Official Two-Level Normal School of 1908.杭州师范大学是一所位于中国浙江杭州的公立综合性大学，其制度源头可追溯到1905年由浙江省巡抚创办的师范学堂以及1908年设立的浙江官立两级师范学堂。

It is a key construction university of Zhejiang Province, operates three campuses and two directly affiliated hospitals, and offers 81 undergraduate majors through 24 schools and departments.该校是浙江省重点建设高校，设有三个校区和两所直属附属医院，通过24个学院（部）开设81个本科专业。

In 2025 it enrolled 32,563 full-time students, including 6,425 full-time graduate students and 426 international students, and employed 2,881 staff, of whom 2,126 were full-time teachers.2025年，该校全日制在校生为32,563人，其中全日制研究生6,425人、学历国际学生426人，教职工2,881人，其中专任教师2,126人。

History

• In 1905 the governor of Zhejiang Province founded a teaching school intended to train teachers for the province's high schools and primary schools, the institutional starting point of the later university.1905年，浙江省巡抚创办了一所旨在为全省中小学培养师资的师范学堂，这成为后来这所大学的制度起点。
• In 1908 the school was named the Zhejiang Official Two-Level Normal School, one of the six earliest higher normal schools established in the country, and was located on the original site of the Zhejiang Gongyuan, the provincial examination compound where imperial civil service examinations had been held.1908年，学校定名为浙江官立两级师范学堂，为全国最早设立的六所高等师范学堂之一，校址设于杭州浙江贡院旧址，这里曾是举行科举乡试的省级考试场所。
• Shen Junru was appointed a supervisor of the school in 1909, beginning an association between the institution and leading figures of modern Chinese education and political life.1909年，沈钧儒受聘任该校监督，开启了这所学校与中国近代教育和政治生活领军人物之间的渊源。
• In 1912, under the Education Department of the Republic of China, the school became one of six well-known higher education institutions for teacher training in the country, a status that reflected its academic standing in the early Republic.1912年，在中华民国教育部的指导下，该校成为全国六所著名高等师范院校之一，这一地位反映了其在民国初年的学术声望。
• After 1912 the institution was successively renamed the Zhejiang Provincial Two-Level Normal School, the Zhejiang Provincial First Normal School and the Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Normal School, reflecting the frequent reorganisations of the era.1912年之后，学校先后更名为浙江省立两级师范学校、浙江省立第一师范学校和浙江省立杭州师范学校，反映了那个时代频繁的学制调整。
• The school issued publications such as Baiyang and Zhejiang Trendy and hosted clubs including the Music Rock Club, the Lakeside Poetry Club and the Mingyuan Club, giving it a lively intellectual culture.该校出版《白阳》《浙江新潮》等刊物，并设有乐石社、湖畔诗社和明远学社等社团，形成了活跃的思想文化氛围。
• Educationist Jing Hengyi served as principal, while masters such as Li Shutong and Lu Xun taught at the school and Feng Zikai, Qian Xuesen and Pan Tianshou studied there.教育家经亨颐出任校长，李叔同、鲁迅等名家曾在校任教，丰子恺、钱学森、潘天寿等曾在校求学。
• The school song dates from 1914, with lyrics by Xia Mianzun and music by Li Shutong, both of whom were teaching at the school at the time, and it remains the basis of the university song performed at ceremonies today.该校校歌创作于1914年，由夏丏尊作词、李叔同谱曲，两人当时均在校任教，这首校歌至今仍是学校典礼上演唱的校歌基础。
• During the Japanese invasion of Hangzhou in the Second World War, the school was relocated to Jiande and Lishui and returned to Hangzhou only after the war ended.抗日战争期间日军入侵杭州，学校迁往建德和丽水，直到战争结束后才迁回杭州。
• Since 1954 the school has been under the direct jurisdiction of the Hangzhou Municipal Government, a relationship that continues to shape its governance, funding and local service mission.自1954年起，学校一直由杭州市政府直接管辖，这一关系至今仍影响着其治理、经费来源和地方服务使命。
• In 1978 the State Council approved the founding of Hangzhou Normal College on the basis of the existing Hangzhou Normal School, restoring higher teacher education in the city after the disruptions of the preceding decade.1978年，国务院批准在原有杭州师范学校的基础上组建杭州师范学院，在经历此前十年的动荡后恢复了杭州的高等师范教育。
• Between 1999 and 2001 the college merged with Hangzhou Education College, Hangzhou Normal School, Hangzhou Arts and Crafts School, Hangzhou Law School and Hangzhou Medical Junior College.1999年至2001年间，学院先后并入杭州教育学院、杭州师范学校、杭州工艺美术学校、杭州市法律学校和杭州医学高等专科学校。
• In March 2007 the Ministry of Education approved the change of name to Hangzhou Normal University, recognising its broader academic portfolio beyond teacher training.2007年3月，教育部批准学校更名为杭州师范大学，以体现其在师范教育之外更广泛的学科布局。
• In 2009 the university and the Alibaba Group formed Alibaba Business School, with Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, serving as its chairman.2009年，该校与阿里巴巴集团合作创办阿里巴巴商学院，阿里巴巴创始人马云出任院长。
• Construction of the Cangqian campus began in 2009, and in 2013 the first ten schools moved from the older urban campuses to the new site in Yuhang District.仓前校区于2009年启动建设，2013年首批十个学院从老城区校区迁入位于余杭区的新校区。
• In 2010 a proposal by several Hangzhou officials to rename the university Hangzhou University was rejected by provincial and municipal officials and was not pursued further.2010年，几位杭州市官员提议将学校更名为杭州大学，但遭到省市官员反对，最终未再推进。
• Alibaba Business School launched its ASEAN E-Commerce Executive Training Program in May 2016 with Nanyang International Business College in Singapore, extending the university's teaching abroad.2016年5月，阿里巴巴商学院与新加坡南洋国际商学院合作推出东盟电子商务高管培训项目，将教学延伸至海外。
• The university marked its centenary in 2008, reviewing a history that includes the May Fourth era, wartime relocation, the mergers of 1999 to 2001 and the move to Cangqian.2008年，学校迎来百年校庆，回顾了涵盖五四时期、战时迁校、1999年至2001年合并以及迁入仓前的历史。
• The institution's eight-character motto, Diligence, Caution, Sincerity, Forgiveness, Erudition, Refinement, Perfection and Initiative, has been used since its modern revival and names the four teaching zones at Cangqian.该校八字校训「勤慎诚恕 博雅精进」自现代复兴以来一直沿用，仓前校区的四大教学园区也以其中四字命名。

Academics

• Hangzhou Normal University is organised into 24 schools and departments and offers 81 undergraduate majors, 25 first-level master's programmes and 26 professional master's categories, spanning education, literature, history, economics, law, science, engineering, medicine, management and the arts.杭州师范大学下设24个学院（部），开设81个本科专业、25个一级学科硕士点和26个专业硕士学位类别，涵盖教育、文学、历史、经济、法律、理学、工学、医学、管理和艺术等领域。
• It holds six first-level doctoral degree programmes and one professional doctoral programme, and it is a doctoral degree-granting institution recognised by the Ministry of Education.该校拥有一级学科博士学位授权点6个、专业学位博士授权点1个，是教育部认可的博士学位授予单位。
• The university has two directly affiliated hospitals, the Hangzhou Normal University Affiliated Hospital, a tertiary general hospital, and Hangzhou Normal University Jiande Hospital, which support clinical teaching and medical research.该校拥有两所直属附属医院，即三级综合性医院杭州师范大学附属医院和杭州师范大学建德医院，为临床教学与医学研究提供支撑。
• It also runs two directly affiliated schools, extending its teacher-training mission into primary and secondary education in Hangzhou and its surrounding districts.该校还设有两所直属学校，将师范教育使命延伸至杭州及周边城区的基础教育阶段。
• Medical teaching descends from Hangzhou Medical Junior College, which merged into the institution between 1999 and 2001 and now underpins clinical programmes linked to the two affiliated hospitals.该校医学教育源自1999年至2001年间并入的杭州医学高等专科学校，如今支撑着与两所附属医院相衔接的临床专业。
• Alibaba Business School offers full-time bachelor's and master's programmes in e-commerce, international business, digital marketing and logistics, and maintains an ASEAN office in Singapore.阿里巴巴商学院开设电子商务、国际商务、数字营销和物流等全日制本科与硕士项目，并在新加坡设有东盟办公室。
• The business school's ASEAN E-Commerce Executive Training Program has trained participants in Singapore and Malaysia since 2016, linking the university to regional digital trade and small business development.该商学院的东盟电子商务高管培训项目自2016年起在新加坡和马来西亚培训学员，将学校与区域数字贸易及中小企业发展联系起来。
• The university has 27 national first-class undergraduate major construction points and 16 provincial first-class points, reflecting its teaching strengths in education, the arts and the humanities.该校拥有27个国家级一流本科专业建设点和16个省级一流本科专业建设点，体现了其在教育、艺术和人文领域的教学优势。
• It operates one national experimental teaching demonstration centre and one national virtual simulation experimental teaching centre, together with a group of provincial teaching platforms.该校建有1个国家级实验教学示范中心和1个国家级虚拟仿真实验教学中心，以及一批省级教学平台。
• The university was selected to implement the national Excellent Teacher Training Programme, which prepares teachers for primary and secondary schools through strengthened practical training.该校入选实施国家卓越教师培养计划，通过强化实践训练为中小学培养师资。
• Its faculty includes more than 80 national and provincial high-level talents, among them academicians, Changjiang Scholars and recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.该校师资队伍中有80余名国家和省级高层次人才，包括院士、长江学者和国家杰出青年科学基金获得者。
• Research at the university is supported by a key laboratory co-built with the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education and by provincial teaching and demonstration centres.该校科研工作得到与浙江省教育厅共建的重点实验室以及一批省级教学与示范中心的支持。
• Faculty have taken part in the National 863 Programme and in projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Social Science Fund.该校教师参与了国家863计划以及国家自然科学基金和国家社会科学基金资助的项目。
• The university publishes the Hangzhou Normal University Journal, Hangzhou Normal University News and Yuwen Xinpu, and its journal has been listed among the National 100 Top Journals of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.该校出版《杭州师范大学学报》《杭州师范大学报》和《语文新圃》，其学报曾入选全国高校百强社科学报。
• The journal was also selected as an Excellent Magazine in East China and has appeared on the national top-100 list for three consecutive years.该学报还被评为华东地区优秀期刊，并连续三年进入全国百强榜单。
• The university library traces its origin to the collection room of the 1908 normal school and was formally established in 1978, while its main building at Cangqian opened in September 2016 with 35,802 square metres of floor space, five floors and more than 5,800 reading seats, and by 2023 the system held about 3.29 million print volumes, 3.78 million electronic books and some 120 Chinese and foreign databases.该校图书馆源于1908年师范学堂的藏书楼，1978年正式建馆，仓前总馆于2016年9月启用，建筑面积35,802平方米，共五层，阅览座位5,800余个，截至2023年馆藏纸质图书约329万册、电子图书378万册，并拥有约120个中外文数据库。
• Academic cooperation agreements link the university with more than 30 institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, South Korea, Japan, Australia and the Philippines.该校与来自美国、英国、芬兰、韩国、日本、澳大利亚和菲律宾的30多所院校签有学术合作协议。
• The university maintains four co-engaged academicians who contribute to teaching and research development across its disciplines and help mentor younger faculty.该校聘有4名共享院士，为各学科的教学与科研发展作出贡献，并帮助指导青年教师。
• Its academic profile combines teacher education with the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, medicine and business, a breadth that followed the mergers of 1999 to 2001.该校学术布局将师范教育与艺术、人文、理学、工学、医学和商科结合，这一广度源自1999年至2001年的合并。

Campus

• The university operates three campuses, Cangqian beside the Future Sci-Tech City in Yuhang District, Yuhuangshan on the shore of West Lake and Xiasha on the Qiantang River, with a total area of about 2.29 million square metres, or 229 hectares.该校设有三个校区，仓前校区位于余杭区杭州未来科技城，玉皇山校区地处西湖之滨，下沙校区坐落钱塘江畔，总占地面积约229万平方米，即229公顷。
• Cangqian is the main campus, located at 2318 Yuhangtang Road in Yuhang District and designed around the concept of a wetland academy with the water-borne character of a Jiangnan town.仓前校区是主校区，位于余杭区余杭塘路2318号，以「湿地书院、水韵书香」为设计理念，体现江南水乡的建筑特色。
• The Cangqian campus covers about 3,250 mu including the Yuhangtang River, with a planned building area of about 2.2 million square metres and an estimated investment of 9.4 billion yuan.仓前校区占地约3,250亩（含余杭塘河），规划建筑面积约220万平方米，估算总投资约94亿元。
• Teaching at Cangqian is grouped into four zones named Qinyuan, Shenyuan, Chengyuan and Shuyuan, while student housing is concentrated in the Bowen Garden residence area.仓前校区的教学区分为勤园、慎园、诚园和恕园四大板块，学生生活区则集中在博文苑宿舍区。
• The first phase of Cangqian, covering about 880 mu and 423,000 square metres of building space, was completed in time for the 2013 move of ten schools, and the library and further teaching buildings were added in the years that followed.仓前校区一期工程占地约880亩、建筑面积约42.3万平方米，于2013年十个学院迁入前建成，图书馆及后续教学建筑在此后几年陆续落成。
• The campus lies next to the Xixi Wetland and is served by Cangqian station on Hangzhou Metro Line 5, linking it directly to central Hangzhou and the railway stations.校区毗邻西溪湿地，杭州地铁5号线仓前站直达校园，将其与杭州中心城区及火车站连接起来。
• The Yuhuangshan campus on Yuhuangshan Road in the Xihu District houses the university's art programmes and sits near the West Lake scenic area.位于西湖区玉皇山路的玉皇山校区承担学校艺术类办学功能，紧邻西湖风景区。
• The Xiasha campus on Xuelin Street in Qiantang District stands near the Qiantang River and accommodates several colleges and research units.位于钱塘区学林街的下沙校区坐落在钱塘江畔，容纳多个学院和科研单位。
• Together the three sites cover roughly 2,388 mu at Cangqian, 876 mu at Xiasha and 102 mu at Yuhuangshan, according to the university's own campus figures.根据学校公布的校区数据，三处校园合计约为仓前2,388亩、下沙876亩、玉皇山102亩。
• The university's two affiliated hospitals and two affiliated schools form part of its wider campus network across Hangzhou and Jiande, supporting clinical and teaching placements.该校的两所附属医院和两所附属学校构成其横跨杭州与建德的更广泛校园网络，为临床与教学实习提供场所。

Reputation

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, Hangzhou Normal University is placed in the 601-700 band, among the top 700 institutions worldwide.在2026年软科世界大学学术排名中，杭州师范大学位列第601-700名区间，位居全球前700名之列。
• Hangzhou Normal University does not appear in the 2027 QS World University Rankings.该校未进入2027年QS世界大学排名。
• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university is placed in the 1001-1200 band.在2027年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第1001-1200名区间。
• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News global universities list, Hangzhou Normal University is ranked 605th.在2026-2027年度U.S. News全球大学榜单中，该校位列第605名。
• The university is a key construction university of Zhejiang Province and a key supported university of Hangzhou, reflecting its position in the provincial and municipal higher education systems, and it sums up its own character as a humanities hall and an arts campus.该校是浙江省重点建设高校和杭州市重点支持高校，体现了其在省市两级高等教育体系中的地位，并以「人文学堂、艺术校园」概括自身办学特色。
• It is a doctoral degree-granting unit and a member of the council of the UNESCO China Entrepreneurship Education Alliance.该校是博士学位授予单位，也是联合国教科文组织中国创业教育联盟理事单位。
• It was among the first national pilot institutions for college student innovation and entrepreneurship training and among the first national demonstration universities for innovation and entrepreneurship education reform.该校是全国首批国家级大学生创新创业训练计划实施高校，也是全国首批深化创新创业教育改革示范高校。
• The university has received 14 national teaching achievement awards, a record that supports its reputation in teacher education, curriculum design and classroom practice.该校获得14项国家级教学成果奖，这一成绩支撑了其在师范教育、课程设计与课堂教学方面的声誉。
• In the latest national subject evaluations published by the Ministry of Education, education and foreign languages and literature ranked in the top 7 percent, while psychology, art studies and fine arts ranked in the top 12 percent.在教育部公布的最新一轮全国学科评估中，该校教育学与外国语言文学进入前7%，心理学、艺术学和美术学进入前12%。

Student life

• The university enrolls 32,563 full-time students, of whom 6,425 are full-time graduate students and 426 are international students holding academic qualifications.该校全日制在校生32,563人，其中全日制研究生6,425人，学历国际学生426人。
• Students are distributed across 24 schools and departments and 81 undergraduate majors, from teacher education and the arts to science, engineering, medicine and business.学生分布在24个学院（部）和81个本科专业之中，涵盖师范教育、艺术、理学、工学、医学和商科等领域。
• The Cangqian campus residence area, Bowen Garden, provides student housing within walking distance of the four teaching zones named after the school motto.仓前校区的博文苑宿舍区为学生提供住宿，步行即可到达以校训命名的四大教学园区。
• Metro Line 5 connects the main campus to central Hangzhou, and the site lies beside the Xixi Wetland, giving students access to parks and water landscapes.地铁5号线将主校区与杭州中心城区相连，校区毗邻西溪湿地，为学生提供公园与水乡景观。
• The school song, written in 1914, is performed at university ceremonies and remains a symbol of continuity across the institution's different eras.创作于1914年的校歌在学校典礼上演唱，是这所学校跨越不同时期延续性的象征。
• Alibaba Business School gives students access to e-commerce and digital business training linked to the Alibaba Group and its partner companies.阿里巴巴商学院为学生提供与阿里巴巴集团及其合作企业相关的电子商务和数字商业训练。
• Clinical students train at the two directly affiliated hospitals, while teacher-education students work with the two directly affiliated schools in Hangzhou.临床专业学生在两所直属附属医院接受训练，师范专业学生则在杭州的两所直属学校开展实践。
• More than 30 international cooperation agreements allow students to take part in exchange and joint study programmes in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.30多项国际合作协定使学生能够参加亚洲、欧洲、北美和澳大利亚的交换与联合培养项目。

Notable people

• Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, studied English at Hangzhou Normal University and graduated in 1988.阿里巴巴集团创始人马云曾在杭州师范大学学习英语，并于1988年毕业。
• Mao Buyi, a Chinese singer and songwriter, graduated from the university and is one of its best-known contemporary alumni.中国创作型歌手毛不易毕业于该校，是学校最知名的当代校友之一。
• Cai Ronggen, a theoretical physicist elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a graduate of Hangzhou Normal University.当选中国科学院院士的理论物理学家蔡荣根是杭州师范大学毕业生。
• Feng Zikai, the painter, cartoonist and essayist, studied at the school during its early twentieth-century period and later became one of China's best-known artists.画家、漫画家和散文家丰子恺在20世纪初曾在该校求学，后来成为中国最知名的艺术家之一。
• Pan Tianshou, a master of modern Chinese painting, was also among the school's early students and later led the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts.现代中国画大师潘天寿也是该校早期学生之一，后来出任浙江美术学院院长。
• Qian Xuesen, the aerospace engineer regarded as the father of China's space programme, is counted among the school's former students.被誉为中国航天事业奠基人的航天工程专家钱学森被列为该校早期学生之一。
• Li Shutong, later known as the monk Hong Yi, taught music and art at the school and composed the music for its 1914 school song.李叔同（后出家为弘一法师）曾在该校教授音乐与美术，并为1914年校歌谱曲。
• Lu Xun, one of the leading writers of modern Chinese literature, taught at the school during the early Republic period.中国现代文学的代表作家鲁迅在民国初年曾在该校任教。
• Jing Hengyi, an educationist, served as principal and helped make the school one of the six leading teacher-training institutions of the early Republic.教育家经亨颐曾任校长，推动该校成为民国初年六所著名师范院校之一。
• Shen Junru, a jurist and political figure, was appointed a supervisor of the school in 1909 and later became a national leader of the democratic parties.法学家和政治人物沈钧儒于1909年受聘任该校监督，后来成为民主党派的国家领导人。
• Xia Mianzun, an educator and writer, wrote the lyrics of the 1914 school song that the university still uses at official ceremonies.教育家和作家夏丏尊为1914年校歌作词，该校至今仍在正式典礼上使用这首校歌。
• Lu Wei, a national first-class singer, is a graduate of the university and has performed in Japan, the United States, Australia and Europe.国家一级演员、歌唱家吕薇毕业于该校，曾赴日本、美国、澳大利亚和欧洲演出。
• Ye Shengtao, the writer and editor who helped shape modern Chinese language textbooks, taught at the school in the early twentieth century, as did Zhu Ziqing, the essayist and poet whose prose is still widely read.作家、语文教育家叶圣陶曾在20世纪初叶的该校任教，散文家、诗人朱自清也在此执教，其散文至今仍被广泛阅读。
• Chen Jiangong, a mathematician known for his work in complex analysis who was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was educated at the school and is listed among its distinguished alumni.以复分析研究著称、当选中国科学院院士的数学家陈建功曾在该校求学，被列为学校杰出校友之一。