In 2010, the University was included by China’s Ministry of Education in the list of the first universities in China with the Educational Programs of Outstanding Engineers. In 2014, it became the Chief Unit of the Collegiate union of Application-oriented Universities in Yangtze River Delta. In 2015, it was listed in the first 10 Demonstration Pilot Universities of Zhejiang Province.

Academics

The University develops its comprehensive disciplines in a coordinated and balanced way, and its majors according to the structure of the local industries, with 90% of them being application-oriented programs. Meanwhile, the University advances itself toward the international standards of engineer training, improving its professional education by way of international certification. In 2015, the Major of Civil Engineering passed the professional engineering certification of CEEAA, and the Major of Transportation Engineering passed the German ASIIN certification. Currently the University has 1 characteristic-major development center of and 2 practical education centers of the national level; 2 advantaged majors, 4 key-construction majors, 6 key majors, and 5 experimental and demonstrative teaching centers of the provincial level; 2 brand majors, 2 key major clusters of service-oriented education, 4 key-construction majors, and 4 characteristic majors of the municipal level.