Zhejiang Guangsha Vocational and Technical University of Construction (hereinafter “the University”) is a vocational university at an undergraduate level approved by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. The University traces its origins to the former Jinhua Urban and Rural Construction School, founded in 1985. Preparations for the founding of Zhejiang Guangsha Construction Vocational and Technical College began in June 2001, building on the former Jinhua Urban and Rural Construction School and Dongyang College of Zhejiang Radio and Television University. In April 2003, Zhejiang Guangsha Vocational and Technical College of Construction was formally established with the approval of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and registration with the Ministry of Education. In December 2019, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was upgraded to an undergraduate-level vocational institution and began piloting vocational education at the undergraduate level. Its name was provisionally set as Zhejiang Guangsha Vocational and Technical College of Construction (Undergraduate). In June 2020, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the institution was officially renamed Zhejiang Guangsha Vocational and Technical University of Construction. In August 2021, the University changed its sponsor entity and adopted a state-owned, privately operated model. In June 2022, the University was approved as one of the first cohort of institutions nationwide authorized to confer bachelor’s degrees in vocational undergraduate education.

The University is located in the Jinhua-Yiwu metropolitan area of Central Zhejiang and is situated in Dongyang, a provincial-level historical and cultural city known as  “the Prominent County of Wuzhou,” “the Land of Song and Painting,” and “the Three Hometowns and One City(the last referring to its status as a hometown of education, architecture, and arts and crafts and a renowned film and television city).” It has two campuses covering nearly 2,100 mu (approximately 140 hectares), with more than 1 million square meters of floor space. The University comprises 18 colleges and enrolls more than 20,000 students. Its campus features an attractive environment and modern facilities, including classroom buildings, laboratories and practical training rooms, a basketball arena, a track-and-field stadium, a cultural and sports center, a library, and student living facilities, along with strong campus IT infrastructure. According to data from the third-party organizations such as Shenzhen Evaluation and ShanghaiRanking, the University’s overall competitiveness consistently places it among the top private vocational universities offering undergraduate programs in China.

       Ever since its founding, Xi Jinping, Zhang Dejiang and Xia Baolong have inspected the University. The University has received a range of honors and designations, including National Outstanding Demonstration Site for Employee Education and Training, National Demonstration Unit for Specialized Education, 5A-level social organization in China, Zhejiang Provincial Civilized Unit, 5A-level Safe Campus in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Advanced Collective in Educational Research, Zhejiang Provincial Advanced Collective in University Laboratory Work, Zhejiang Provincial Outstanding Private School, and Zhejiang Provincial Green School. It has also been selected as a National Characteristic School for National Defense Education, a Zhejiang comprehensive pilot institution for deepening education evaluation in the new era, and a Zhejiang pilot institution for building a benchmark school in vocational education informatization. In addition, it was designated by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Construction as a demonstration training base for cultivating skilled personnel in short supply in the construction industry, and it houses a National Vocational Skills Assessment Institute for the construction-industry occupations.

The University remains committed to its institutional mission of “serving regional development and cultivating first-class technical talent.” It upholds the spirit of “Striving continuously and Scaling New Heights” and adheres to the educational philosophy of “Student-Centeredness, Education Priority, Quality Primacy and Distinctiveness Emphasis.” By drawing the strengths of local industry, the University has established a new programmatic framework where its flagship programs in civil engineering, architecture, art, and design spearhead institutional growth. Meanwhile, key program clusters—including electronic information, equipment manufacturing, and business and finance—advance in tandem, while emerging fields such as health and medicine, environment and energy, and aviation logistics are developing their own distinctive profiles. It currently enrolls students in 62 programs, including 32 undergraduate programs and 30 associate-degree programs. Two program clusters—Intelligent Construction Engineering and Arts and Crafts—have been selected for Zhejiang Province’s new round of high-level program cluster development. Of its existing vocational undergraduate programs, 16 serve the construction industry, forming a construction-related program cluster that covers the full industry chain of “decision-making, design, construction, and operations.” Twelve program clusters are closely aligned with Zhejiang Province’s “415X” advanced manufacturing clusters and key regional industries.

The University remains committed to deepening educational reforms, strengthening institutional quality, and steadily improving student development. It has led and contributed to the formulation of national curriculum standards for nine vocational undergraduate programs. Its faculty has published a substantial number of state-designated textbooks, including 9 certified by the Ministry of Education, 10 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 25 provincial digital and interactive textbooks, and 17 provincial key textbooks. In addition, 20 of our textbooks have been made available on the National Smart Education Platform for Vocational Education. The University also offers a wide range of recognized courses, including 2 national first-class online vocational courses, 6 provincial first-class courses, 5 provincial first-class open online courses, and 7 provincial first-class courses. It further offers 3 provincial top-tier courses and 3 provincial top-tier AI-integrated courses, 8 of which are currently hosted on the National Smart Education Platform. The University offers a variety of entrepreneurship and innovation courses and hosts annual campus-wide events such as the “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Career Planning Competition, and the “Challenge Cup” Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Competition. In addition, an on-campus Student Entrepreneurship Park serves as a practical platform that supports the incubation of student ventures. In 2025, faculty and students received a total of 223 awards in various academic and skills competitions at or above the provincial level, including 35 national and 142 provincial awards. The University has also received a Second Prize in the National Teaching Achievement Awards and four First Prizes and two Second Prizes in the Zhejiang Provincial Teaching Achievement Awards.

The University consistently implements the Party’s educational policies, with fostering virtue of virtue and talent as its fundamental task. Adhering to the aims and principles of vocational education, it strengthens well-rounded education and practical skill development, actively promotes the industry-education integration, and implements modern apprenticeship systems. It has further advanced the “1+X” Certificate Pilot Program, obtaining piloting qualifications for 21 certificate types. Utilizing industrial colleges as key hubs, the University collaborates with government agencies and regional industry leaders to build a new type of government-school-enterprise collaborative education community and to develop 16 modern industrial colleges, including the Smart Construction Industrial College, the Mailian Digital Intelligence Industrial College, and the Engineering Consulting Industrial College. Among these, the Smart Construction Industrial College has been selected for the Zhejiang Provincial Priority Support List for Modern Industrial Colleges. The University has a broad network of training facilities, including three national production-oriented training bases, one national master studio, one central-government-funded training base, four provincial-level demonstration training base construction projects, one provincial-level intangible cultural heritage teaching base, one provincial modern industry college, one provincial innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration base, one provincial makerspace, one provincial skill master studio, and 266 other on- and off-campus training bases. In 2025, a major Dongyang Wood Carving science and technology project led by the University was officially approved as a 2025 Provincial-Municipal Collaborative Major Science and Technology Project, with a total investment of RMB 67.5 million. Over the past five years, total funding from industry-funded research contracts exceeded over RMB 87 million. According to the “Shenzhen 2025 Research and Social Service Competitiveness Ranking of Chinese Private Vocational Undergraduate Universities”, the University ranks first nationwide.

The University adheres to a strategy of enhancing program quality and pursuing distinctive development, while comprehensively advancing its internationalization strategy. It actively seeks high-quality global educational resources to accelerate its internationalization efforts, build a internationally recognized institutional reputation, and creates new opportunities for international exchange and cooperation. The University has established cooperative education partnerships with numerous renowned universities in countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, South Korea, Malaysia, and other countries. In July 2022, the University’s first cohort of 21 international students from the Republic of the Congo successfully completed their four-year studies in Chinese language and wood carving, graduating and returning home. In December 2022, a second cohort of 29 Congolese students arrived on campus for a five-year program. In 2024, the University expanded its enrollment to students from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea, and co-established the “Silk Road Institute” in partnership with Denis Sassou Nguesso University in the Republic of the Congo. In 2025, the “Zhejiang Guangsha University - Republic of the Congo Silk Road Institute” was officially recognized as a provincial-level Silk Road Institute. In addition, two of the University’s curriculum standards, “Architectural Workshop” and “Building Materials,” were certified by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of the Congo, and have been formally adopted and incorporated into the academic curriculum of Denis Sassou Nguesso University.

The University is committed to fostering a vibrant campus culture and hosts a wide range of engaging, healthy, and high-quality cultural events on campus, including the “Sports Culture Festival,” the “Student Clubs Festival,” and the “Residential Community Culture Festival.” It currently has over 60 student organizations, such as the “National Defense Enrichment Club” and the “Hip-Hop Dance Club” and offers a variety of extracurricular activities. Student volunteer organizations focus on areas like rural revitalization, community governance, and elderly care and actively contribute to various public service initiatives, including the Zhejiang Provincial Games, Dongyang's Civilized City Campaign, and voluntary blood donation drives, comprehensively enhancing students' overall competencies. To support student success, the University offers a comprehensive financial aid and scholarship system. This includes the National Scholarship (RMB 10,000 /academic year), the Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship (RMB 6,000 /academic year), the National Encouragement Scholarship (RMB 6,000 /academic year), the National Grant (Zhejiang Province: Tier 1 at RMB 4,900/academic year, Tier 2 at RMB 3,100 /academic year), the National Grant for Retired Soldier Students (RMB 3,700 /academic year), as well as a variety of university-level scholarships and financial aid programs.

During the 15^th Five-Year Plan period, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the University has thoroughly put into practice General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on vocational education and the guiding principles of the National Education Conference. The University is actively implementing the “1339” Strategic Framework and accelerating its new journey toward becoming a high-level vocational undergraduate institution characterized by “Domestic Excellence, Distinctive Features, and Global Influence.” The University is committed to ensuring that its overall institutional strength continues to place it firmly among the leading private vocational undergraduate universities nationwide, while striving to rank among the top vocational undergraduate institutions in the country.