Zhejiang Gongshang University is a public higher education institution that focuses on the fields of social science.

The university is administrated by Zhejiang Province. "Zhejiang" is the province where the university is and "Gongshang" is the Chinese pronunciation of two words meaning "Industry and Business".

Established in 1911 as Hangzhou Vocational Business School (The Earliest Chinese Business School), Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJSU) is a public higher educational institution that focuses on the fields of business and technology.

About the Program

The doctoral program in Accounting offers broadly based, interdisciplinary training that develops candidates’ skills in: future senior management positions in financial management, accounting or auditing departments of large enterprises or governmental organizations; conducting leading-edge research in universities or other research institutions.

About the School of Accounting

Zhejiang Gongshang University School of Accounting (ZJGSU) has been a pioneer in the field of accounting education since 1911. It is a nationally accredited Accounting School in Zhejiang Province. The school is committed to building and sustaining a leading learning community in accounting education, both in Zhejiang Province and nationwide. Our accounting programs are consistently ranked among the Top Accounting Programs by China’s Ministry of Education.

The goal of the school is to educate the business financial managers of the future. We offer bachelors, masters, and PhD degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Financial Management, and Auditing. In addition to conventional programs, we also offer double majors / degrees and programs, such as Chinese Certified Public Accounting (CPA) and ACCA degree programs, to provide an alternative pathway for our students. We equip students not only with the knowledge and skills that are necessary in the accounting field, but we also focus on developing the communication and leadership skills that will be valued by students’ future employers.

With increased globalization, our school has adopted a strategy of internationalization. We launched our ACCA degree program in 2011, and within two years we became an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Partner. Our students’ passing rates for exam papers were about twice as high as the corresponding average global pass rates that same year. In 2013, the Accounting Undergraduate degree Program for international students was introduced, the program has seen an increasing number of students enrolling since its establishment. Our school continuously makes improvements, striving to become an internationally renowned accounting school in the future.

Main Courses

Compulsory courses:
Outline of China, Chinese
Research Methods on Business Administration
Accounting and Corporate Finance Theory

Optional courses:
Chinese Industrial Policies and Business environment
Chinese Culture and Business Etiquette
Chinese Corporate governance
Management of Multinational Company
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management
Literature on Accounting Research

Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJGU) is located in Hangzhou, a beautiful city that has a long history in China and was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2011. The history of ZJGU goes back to 1911 when it was named "Hangzhou Business School", which was one of the first business schools in China. It was renamed "Hangzhou Institute of Commerce" in 1980 and then "Zhejiang Gongshang University" in 2004.

ZJGU has become one of the provincial top universities in the fields of economics, management, law, literature, history, philosophy, engineering, science and arts. It offers more than one hundred and forty full-time degree programs including undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and post-doctoral fellowship programs. ZJGU has had academic exchanges and joint scientific research and educational programs with 52 universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Korea and Thailand, etc. The University has a good reputation in teaching and research, especially in business, administration, law, food technology and other social sciences. ZJGU has a student population of over 34640 and 2110 staff. The university has a surface of 129.6 hectares, with two campuses: Xiasha Campus and downtown Campus.

The University attaches great importance to international cooperation in the areas of education and research. It has had student exchange, joint research and a variety of cooperative programs with over fifty universities in the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea, etc. Over nine hundred international students are studying Chinese Language, Chinese Culture, degree programs and other academic subjects on the campuses. Educational internationalization has become a great mission. The thriving international education attracts more and more overseas students coming to study at Zhejiang Gongshang University every semester.

Living in Hangzhou

Hangzhou is the center of politics, economy, culture, science, and education of Zhejiang. It is located in the most developed area of China and the traffic here is really convenient.

As one of the seven ancient capitals, Hangzhou is a historical and cultural city famous for tourism. In the 13th century, Italian traveler Marco Polo praised the city as "the richest and most splendid city in the world”. Hangzhou is famous for the beautiful West Lake. It is said that "there is Paradise above, Suzhou and Hangzhou are below", that is the best praise given to this city. The West Lake was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2011.

The e-commerce industry is flourishing in Hangzhou and Alibaba, a world-renowned e-commerce company, is located here.