Westlake University

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Westlake University
西湖大学
Logo of Westlake University
Former name
Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (2016–2018)
TypePrivate
EstablishedOctober 20, 2018
Location, ,
China
Websitewestlake.edu.cn
en.westlake.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese西湖大学
Traditional Chinese西湖大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīhú Dàxué

Westlake University (西湖大学) is a private university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was founded in October 2018.[1][2][3]

Westlake University ranked 84th in the world for Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)[4] and 75th in China for Nature Index 2023.[5]

  1. ^ Guo, Meichen (18 April 2018). "China's first private research university launches as school board is elected". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ Wang, Hairong (15 November 2018). "Newly established Westlake University aims to be a world-class private research facility". Beijing Review. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Westlake University". Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ^ "Leading 150 young universities - Nature Index 2021 Young Universities - Supplements - Nature Index". Nature Index. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NatureIndex2023China was invoked but never defined (see the help page).