Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is a reflection of province-state friendship project between the Zhejiang Province and New Jersey in the United States. A Chinese-American jointly established higher education institution, the institution is committed to preparing high-perform-ing Chinese and international students to become innovative and entrepreneurial leaders in a knowl-edge-based economy. As a leading World-Class Teaching University with a modern campus, WKU aspires to serve as an incubator for promoting technological and scien-tific progress in Zhejiang Province, and as a centre for fostering cultural exchange between China and the United States. WKU operates with a mission to prepare high-performing Chinese and international students to become innovative and entrepreneurial leaders in a knowledge-based economy, as well as contributing to China's educational reform and serving as a model for other Chinese-American higher education initiatives.
Striving for excellence in building an international university with world-class education, Wenzhou-Kean University has been dedicated to the principle of “providing students with different ways of development”. In November 2013, the University was accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In March 2018, the Bachelor Degree Conferral Evaluation Panel of the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province concluded that Wenzhou-Kean University possesses the qualifications to confer bachelor degrees. In June 2018, the Chinese Ministry of Education and Zhejiang Province listed WKU as one of the exemplary Sino-foreign cooperative universities, supporting it to become “an internationalized and world-class university”. Being well-knit with Chinese actual conditions and needs in developing regional economy and cultures, the University sets up its pedagogical goal that aims to merge Chinese and American teaching methodologies in practice and builds itself into a world-class university featuring world-class campus and facilities, professional faculty communities, academic research and maintenance services. Aiming to build itself into a high-level education institution as a fine example of China-foreign education partnership, the University strives to cultivate students with global vision and patriotic sentiment, press ahead China’s higher education reform and better serve regional economic, social and cultural development. The WKU TOEFL center was unveiled in September 2019, which meant that Wenzhou becomes the third city in Zhejiang Province that has a TOEFL test site. In January 2020, WKU was approved as a GRE test center, making it the only test center in southern Zhejiang area.
The University introduces advanced educational resources from prestigious universities in the U.S. and uses original American textbooks. More than 90% of the curriculum are provided by Kean University and all the courses are taught in English. 90% of the faculty are recruited globally. The University offers small size classes and adopts an inquiry-based learning approach. China’s national conditions and culture education are embedded in teaching practices. The University aims to cultivate students with global vision, mastering of international rules and conventions, and innovative creative and initiative competences. “Start here, go anywhere”. The University helps students realize their dreams and prepare them to be successful in the global arena.
Students will receive dual degrees from Wenzhou-Kean University and Kean University in addition to a graduation certificate from Wenzhou-Kean University. WKU has graduated four cohorts—around 1200 students have graduated from this university. 60% of them are admitted by some of the most prestigious universities in the world. Among all the graduates of Class of 2019, 68% choose to pursue further studies, and 43% are accepted by QS top 50 universities. Students participate in various international meetings and events, such as APEC meetings and World Youth Leadership Training Camp. WKU students also win many awards in a variety of academic competitions both at home and abroad, they also win recognition in international magazines.
Covering an area of 494 acres in land planning, the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University is located in a beautiful township called Li’ao in Wenzhou. The area of the first phase construction is 173.8 acres and the floor area is 250,000 square meters. The style of Chinese layout and elements of American university are embodied in the campus buildings and facilities. The University strives for building a humanistic ecological intellectual and outreach campus with merged Chinese and American cultures. For the moment, the first and second bidding section with a total of 138,000 square meters within the first phase of construction has been completed and put into regular running. A global and modern campus structure has been revealed along with the ongoing construction projects.
Website: www.wku.edu.cn
