The AMERICAN
ZHU KEZHEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION was established
in 1995 by some Zhejiang University alumni
in the U.S.A. It was registered in California
as a nonprofit public benefit corporation
(with tax exemption status) in May 1995.
The Foundation is named after the late Dr. Zhu
Kezhen (a.k.a. Chu Kochen and K. Z. Zu) (1890-1974)
who was a Harvard educated Ph.D. meteorologist,
and an eminent researcher and educator in the
modern Chinese history. Professor Zhu served as
the president of Zhejiang University for 13 years
(1936 - 1949). Under his distinguished leadership,
Zhejiang University became a top university in
China.
This Foundation was established for the purpose
of promoting exchange and cooperation between
Zhejiang University (now the largest university
in China which merged with the former Hangzhou
University, Zhejiang University of Medicine and
Zhejiang Agriculture University in the summer
of 1998) and universities in the United States
in aspects of education and scientific research.
Funds of the Foundation will be used:
To support selected faculties
of Zhejiang University (or the other universities mentioned
above where donors specifically designate) for advanced
studies and academic cooperation in the United States,
or
To invite United States professors or scientists to
Zhejiang University (or the other universities mentioned
above where donors specifically designate) to teach
or do cooperative scientific research, or
To donate teaching and research equipment purchased
from the United States to Zhejiang University (or the
other universities mentioned above where donors specifically
designate) for advanced studies and academic cooperation
with the United States.