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About China Jiliang University

China Jiliang University (CJLU) is the only university dedicated to quality supervision, inspection and quarantine in the world, and a key university in Zhejiang Province with a distinct focus on those features. CJLU, the sole university named after Metrology (Jiliang) in the world, is the first choice for any country seeking to exchange talents and cooperation in this field.

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    Professor Zhuang Songlin (academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering) is the honorary president, while Professor Lin Jianzhong (winner of National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientist and  special-grade expert of Zhejiang Province) is the president of this university.

Our university sticks to the motto of “To Care about National Economy and to be Concerned with People’s Livelihood” and the educational philosophy of“Metrology is the University’s Cornerstone, Standards are its Code of Conduct, and Quality is its Career Goal”). We aim to foster exceptional talents in response to the needs of our national quality and inspection industry. According to the Scientific Evaluation of China Research Center, our university ranked No. 181 in China University General Competitiveness Ranking of 2015 and No. 90 in China University  Science and Technology Innovation Competitiveness Rankings.

    We enroll students from 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The quality of our enrollment improves steadily and the employment rate of graduates is always among the best in Zhejiang Province.


DEVELOPMENT HISTORY 

In 1978, the State Metrology Bureau of China established Hangzhou Metrology School.

In 1984, it was renamed the Metrology Technical College and enrolled three-year junior college students. 

In 1985, it was renamed as China Jiliang University.

In 1986, it began enrolling undergraduate students.

In 1988, it began enrolling postgraduate students jointly with the National Institute of Metrology of China but cultivate them independently. 

In 1989, it enrolled overseas students from France for the first time. 

In 2000, the university's management mechanism was changed from only by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ) to jointly by AQSIQ and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and mainly by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province.

In 2003, the university was authorized to award master degrees.

In 2010, the university was authorized as a training units for Master of Engineering.

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President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited CJLU when he was the secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of CPC.