Wenzhou Medical College (WMC), rooted from Zhejiang Medical School in 1912, is a public institution of higher learning directly under Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Education. It is located in Wenzhou, a southeast coastal city with 40-minutes flight from metropolitan Shanghai. Wenzhou is a place where you can enjoy pleasant climate, charming scenery and exciting life.
Wenzhou Medical College is composed of three campuses, located respectively at Xueyuan Road, Xiushan and Chashan, covering an area of 73 ha. (=1100 mu) with a building floor of 180,000 m2. The school library has a collection of 700,000 books and 1100 categories of periodicals either in Chinese or foreign languages. Subordinate to WMC are 6 institutes, 1 experimental animal center, 10 affiliated hospitals totaling 7,000 odd beds, 46 teaching hospitals or hospitals for clinical internships. 15 centers of Laboratory, among them 3 are Key Laboratories of Ministerial level Involving branches of medicine, science, engineering, liberal arts, laws and management, Wenzhou Medical College offers 26 5-year Bachelor's degree programs, a 7-year program leading to Master's degree, 1 joint doctorate program and 3 doctorate programs. Now it has over 12,000 undergraduates and nearly 700 postgraduates. Of more than 1,000 faculty, odd 550 have professorships or the equivalent academic titles. From 2006, Wenzhou Medical College was authorized to confer doctorate degrees in Ophthalmology, Surgery and Gynecology. Wenzhou Medical College is one of the first institutions authorized by the State Council to confer Master's degree. It offers 15 Master's degrees now in Ophthalmology & Optometry, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Anesthesia, Pathology and Physiology, Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine & West Medicine, etc. The Program of Ophthalmology & Optometry is the first one established in China to train optometric professionals with medical background. Given their distinguished achievements in the optometric development, Ministry of Public Health of China based its first and only national Center of Optometry Research in WMC. A Sino-U.S. joint program for Doctorate of Optometry is now under way.
In recent years WMC has been very active in academic exchanges and friendly visits with other countries and regions. Intercollegiate relationships have been established with New England College of Optometry U.S.A., Pacific University U.S.A., University of Queensland Australia, Burapha University Thailand, Miyazaki Medical College Japan, Medical College China, Karl-Franzens University Graz Austria, Sun Yat-sen Medical University Taiwan, etc. Since 1999, WMC was authorized to enroll overseas students and open English medium program.
International Cooperation
New England College of Optometry(USA)
University of Texas(USA)
University of Washingtom(USA)
Pacific American University(USA)
University of Houston(USA)
University of California, Berkeley(USA)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine(USA)
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY(USA)
University of Queensland(Australia)
Deakin University (Australia)
University of New South Wales(Australia)
University of Ottawa( Canada)
Canadian Orthopedic Foundation(Canada)
University of Manchester(UK)
MIYAZAKI Medical University(Japan)
Aravind Eye Care System( India)
Special Olympics
Sports Facility
There are a number of great extracurricular activities available on campus: A full-sized stadium where sports teams and clubs can gather to play. State-of-the-art Internet cafes for those who wish to browse the web. An open campus garden for those who desire a quiet, peaceful setting. A massive indoors sports complex with all the equipment necessary to keep in shape.
Hostel Facility
The college provides hostel to the international students. Two persons share a room with air conditioner, attached bathroom, color TV, telephone, bed with required amenities and furniture, free hot―drinking--- water heater, refriger, public laundry and kitchen, internet access. Students are required to pay the electricity and water they used.
Wenzhou City
Wenzhou City lies in the middle of China 's coastline. Bordering on the East China Sea and standing by the O'jiang River. It is economic, political and cultural communication centre in the south of Zhejiang Province . The city enjoys exceptional advantages of tourism resources, the acreage under scenic spots accounting for 22.2 percent of the total territory of the city. Wenzhou has a coastline of 355 kilometers from the north to the south. Endowed by the nature with superior conditions, Wenzhou Port has been listed 20 hub ports along the coastal area of China by the Ministry of Communications
Wenzhou is a place propitious for giving birth to great men, a lot of famous persons had come out in succession in all the past dynasties, Famous and clever business people around china. The city specializes in rich International Trade .
Education : Wenzhou is advancing steadily toward a dynamic city in education. There are five regular institutions of higher learning with 45000 students, one adult higher learning institute with 50000 students, 35corresponding higher learning stations with 17000 registered students.
Area : the city covers a total land of 11,784 square kilometers and the sea area of some 11000 square kilometers .
Climate : it is part of the subtropical climate zone, noticeable for its alternation dry and monsoon periods, distinct seasons, abundant rainfall and generous sunshine. It has an average annual temperature of 18.
Wenzhou Medical College (WMC), rooted from Zhejiang Medical School in 1912, is a public institution of higher learning directly under Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Education. It is located in Wenzhou, a southeast coastal city with 40-minutes flight from metropolitan Shanghai. Wenzhou is a place where you can enjoy pleasant climate, charming scenery and exciting life.
In recent years WMC has been very active in academic exchanges and friendly visits with other countries and regions. Intercollegiate relationships have been established with New England College of Optometry U.S.A., Pacific University U.S.A., University of Queensland Australia, Burapha University Thailand, Miyazaki Medical College Japan, Medical College China, Karl-Franzens University Graz Austria, Sun Yat-sen Medical University Taiwan, etc. Since 1999, WMC was authorized to enroll overseas students
There are a number of great extracurricular activities available on campus: A full-sized stadium where sports teams and clubs can gather to play. State-of-the-art Internet cafes for those who wish to browse the web. An open campus garden for those who desire a quiet, peaceful setting. A massive indoors sports complex with all the equipment necessary to keep in shape.
Wenzhou City lies in the middle of China 's coastline. Bordering on the East China Sea and standing by the O'jiang River. It is economic, political and cultural communication centre in the south of Zhejiang Province .
