 Foreward
Over her century-long history, zhjiang University has been blessed with numerous talents.Among these stars,Chu Kochen(1890-1974),former president of Zhejiang University and a famous meteorologist and geographer,is the star of all stars. His presidentshi from 1936 to 1949 is legend; He is the man that made "Seeking for Truth" our university motto; he is the man who stressed that the fundamental purpose of a university is to bring up students "who are fair, faithful and firm, who can take the lead and steer a nation";he is the man who led all the faculty and students to blaze a trail into China's West at the times of Japan Lnvasion.It is his extraordinary courage and unparalleled wisdom that kept our university intact while she had to stray from Zhijiang Province all the way to Guizhou Province.Zhejinag University survived the crucible of hardships a brand-new star,an entity reputed as "Oriental Cambridge" by Dr,joseph Needham, a renowned British historian of science and technology.
Chu Kochen Honors College,named after such an unmatchable figure.is made up of a pool of elite undergraduates. who are to be given the best instruction and cultivation .the coolege .with Zhejiang University's top disciplines and faculties her bedrock, offers each student a tailored and diverse education moder. so that they have the freedom to express their individuality and develop thdir potentials.
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