{{Short description|Public university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China}} {{Infobox university | name = Wenzhou University | native_name = {{native name|zh-hans|paren=no|温州大学}} | image_name = Wenzhou University logo.png | image_upright = .9 | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | mottoeng = | established = 1984 | closed = | type = Public university | affiliation = | endowment = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = Zheng Xiaoqun | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | faculty = 1,310 | administrative_staff = 1,950 | students = 24,960 | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Wenzhou | state = | province = Zhejiang | country = China | coor = | campus = Urban area | former_names = Wenzhou Normal College | free_label = | free = | sports = | colors = | colours = {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|red}} {{color box|#191970}} | nickname = | mascot = | athletics = | affiliations = | logo = | footnotes = | website = {{URL|https://www.wzu.edu.cn|wzu.edu.cn}} | module = {{infobox Chinese | child = yes | s = 温州大学 | t = 溫州大學 | p = Wēnzhōu Dàxué | w = | mi = | y = | j = | poj = | l = | order = st}} }}
'''Wenzhou University''' ('''WZU''') is a municipal public university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is owned by the Wenzhou Municipal People's Government.
== History == Wenzhou University was founded through the amalgamation of Wenzhou Normal College established in 1956 and the former Wenzhou University, which was established in 1984.<ref name="en.wzu.edu.cn">{{Cite web |url=http://en.wzu.edu.cn/ |title=Welcome to Wenzhou University |access-date=2009-02-11 |archive-date=2009-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129212503/http://en.wzu.edu.cn/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Campuses == The two main campuses of the university are in Wenzhou's Chashan University Town, an area surrounded by green mountains and rivers.
WZU has with a total area of {{convert|1.7|km2|acre|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and the housing area is 820,000 square meters. The library has a collection of approximately 1.59 million volumes.<ref name="en.wzu.edu.cn" />
== Administration ==
=== Faculty === The number of faculty members, administrative and supporting staff is 1,950, which 1,310 are full-time teachers (including 167 professors, 448 associate professors), 181 are mentors for postgraduates and doctorate students, and 201 are academics.<ref name="en.wzu.edu.cn"/>
=== Students === The university has a full-time student population of 24,960.<ref name="en.wzu.edu.cn" />
=== Schools and departments === There are 20 departments or colleges at the university:<ref name="en.wzu.edu.cn" /> *School of Business *College of Law and Politics *College of Physical Education *College of Humanity *College of Foreign Languages *College of Teacher Education *College of Music *Institute of Art and Design *College of Mathematics and Information Science *College of Physics and Electric Information *College of Chemistry and Materials Science *College of Life and Environmental Science *College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering *College of Computer Science and Engineering *College of Architecture and Civil Engineering *Fashion Institute *College of Adult and Further Education *Ou Jiang College *College of International Cooperation *City College
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==External links== *[http://www.wzu.edu.cn/ Wenzhou University Official website] {{in lang|zh}} *[https://www.wzu.edu.cn/en.htm Wenzhou University Official website] {{in lang|en}} {{Universities and colleges in Zhejiang}}
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