About

Wenzhou-Kean University is a shining example of the mutual cooperation between the United States and China in higher education. As a center for fostering cultural exchange between China and the United States, the mission of this university is based on two primary principles of access and excellence.
The access component of this mission is to provide an opportunity to students in China from many different provinces to receive international higher education in an English-speaking university in China. Access also means that students from all over the world, especially the United States, have the opportunity to study in China using an international curriculum and meeting the guidelines of the accreditation agencies that accredit Kean University in USA and its programs in Wenzhou, China.
The excellence component of this mission is to provide world-class education, with world-class programs, taught by world-class faculty in world-class facilities in Wenzhou, China.

Covering an area of 494 acres in land planning, the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University is located in a beautiful township called Li’ao in Wenzhou. The style of Chinese layout and elements of American university are embodied in the campus buildings and facilities. The University strives for building a humanistic, ecological, intellectual, and outreach campus with merged Chinese and American cultures. Currently, the first phase of the campus has been completed, including both existing and under-construction buildings, covering approximately 300,000 square meters, meeting the basic educational and teaching needs. The planning for the second phase, spanning around 329 acres, has been largely finalized. Efforts are underway to advance the construction of student dormitories(section 3) and faculty housing(phase 2), making way for the emergence of an international, modern, and open university campus. Over the course of twelve years, starting from the integration of Chinese and American education, WKU has integrated the natural beauty of Wenzhou’s mountains and waters with American culture. The campus architecture has been recognized as one of Wenzhou City’s “Top Ten Landmark Buildings” and included in the “Centenary Celebration Showcase.” It has also been highlighted as a typical “Sponge City Project.”

According to the strategic planning, WKU will develop about 7000 on-campus students and 400 faculty by the year 2025. 30 undergraduate and graduate programs will be offered to students, and the campus will reach 380,000 square meters. WKU will be a high-level international  university that is “contributing in Wenzhou, renowned in Zhejiang, influential in China and distinctive in the world”.