Part I History of the Jinhua University of Vocational Technology
In September 1993, Zhejiang Jinfa Group Shares Co., LTD., the Human Resources Association of Zhejiang Province and the Association of Retired Teachers of Zhejiang Normal University jointly submitted a letter to the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commission requesting the establishment of Jinhua University.
In January 1994, the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commission submitted the Request for Preparing to Establish Private Jinhua Institute of Technology to the People's Government of Zhejiang Province.
In April 1994, Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery School was selected as the site for the Jinhua Institute of Science and Technology.
In July 1994, the Zhejiang Provincial Evaluation Committee for the Establishment of Higher Education Institutions gave its opinions to the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commission. In the same month, Jinhua Municipal People's Government signed a Joint Education Agreement with Zhejiang University of Technology, agreeing that Jinhua Institute of Technology would be attached to Zhejiang University of Technology as a branch in Jinhua and officially enrolled students in the autumn of 1994 (100 students in three majors in total).
In December 1994, Jinhua University Development Foundation was founded, and its first Board of Directors was formed by 48 members elected.
On September 25, 1995, the establishment of the private Jinhua Institute of Technology was approved by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province.
In May 1997, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province sent a letter to the State Education Commission requesting the establishment of the private Jinhua Institute of Technology.
In July 1997, under the school establishment application situation at that time, the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commission requested the State Education Commission to rename Jinhua Institute of Technology as Private Jinhua Polytechnic.
In mid-October 1997, the State Education Commission organized an expert group of the National Evaluation Committee for the Establishment of Higher Education Institutions to investigate the polytechnic and give instructive guidance.
In December 1997, the State Education Commission organized the National Evaluation Committee for the Establishment of Higher Education Institutions to hold a meeting in Ningbo to discuss the application for running schools in various regions. Upon discussion, the application report for the establishment of Jinhua Polytechnic was approved.
On April 6, 1998, the Ministry of Education officially issued a document to approve the establishment of Private Jinhua Polytechnic. Later on July 20, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province issued a document to further specify the management system, scale, major setting, enrollment and employment, and fund investment of the Polytechnic engaging in higher vocational and technical education.
On May 26, 1998, the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee and Jinhua Municipal People's Government decided to merge Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery School with the College. In August, the Leading Group for Planning and Arrangement Adjustment of Higher Education in Jinhua was established, and it was decided to allocate 1,028 mu (approximately 68.533 hectare) of land in Dahuangshan area to construct a new campus.
In the autumn of 1998, Jinhua Polytechnic enrolled the first group of 600 students under its own name independently, and Zhejiang University of Technology Jinhua Branch stopped the enrollment.
In December 1998, a document was issued to merge Jinhua Agricultural School, Jinhua Normal School (including former Yiwu Normal School) and Jinhua Trade and Economic School with Jinhua Polytechnic.
On August 21, 2000, the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee made it clear that the institutional property of Jinhua Polytechnic was designated as “state-owned and privately-run”, and decided to merge Jinhua Health School into Jinhua Polytechnic.
In September 2001, the municipal government decided to hang the brand of Jinhua University (Preparation) in Jinhua Polytechnic, and set up the leading group for the preparation of Jinhua University at the same time.
In August 2002, Jinhua Municipal People's Government decided to set up Jinhua College Preparatory Leading Group according to the spirit of the Ministry of Education that “a municipal undergraduate school of higher education can be set up in a prefecture-level city with a more developed economy”.
In January 2003, the Ministry of Education issued a letter, agreeing to adjust the running system of Jinhua Polytechnic from a private ordinary school of higher education to a public ordinary school of higher education, and on September 29th, it set up Zhejiang Jinghua Education Group Co.
In 2003, Jinhua Polytechnic passed the level assessment of teaching work of higher education institutions by the Ministry of Education.
In 2007, Jinhua Polytechnic was selected into the National Model Higher Vocational Institution Construction Plan.
On January 5, 2009, the Civil Affairs Department of Zhejiang Province approved the establishment of Education Development Foundation of Jinhua Polytechnic.
In 2010, Jinhua Polytechnic passed the project acceptance of National Model Higher Vocational Institution Construction Plan.
In 2019, Jinhua Polytechnic was recognized as a national high-quality specialized higher vocational institution; in December of the same year, it was selected as a construction unit of national “double-high plan” high-level school (A grade) (10 in China).
On May 31, 2024, the Ministry of Education issued a letter agreeing to set up Jinhua University of Vocational Technology(JUVT) based on Jinhua Polytechnic by integrating resources, with the nature of the school as a public undergraduate-level vocational school, with the identification code of 4133012061, and at the same time, the establishment of Jinhua Polytechnic was abolished.
In July 2024, the Organization Establishment Committee of Jinhua Municipal Party Committee approved the organization and establishment matters of JUVT.
Part II History of the Party Organization
From September 1994 to December 1996, Jinhua Polytechnic did not have a formal Party Committee. Its daily work was conducted under the Party Committee of Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery School, with Mr. Mao Yimin as the Secretary. The Party organization was affiliated with the Party Committee of Jinhua Agriculture, Forestry and Water Conservancy Bureau.
On December 26, 1996, the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee decided to set up the CPC Jinhua Institute of Technology Committee.
In February 1997, the Party Committee of Jinhua Polytechnic established an amateur Party school and set up an education branch, an administration branch, a student branch, a college-owned enterprise branch and a retirement branch.
On October 9, 1997, the library branch was established.
On June 26, 1998, the CPC Jinhua Institute of Technology Committee was renamed the CPC Jinhua Polytechnic Committee, which was subordinate to the Working Committee of Organs directly under the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee.
In May 1998, according to the spirit of Document [1998] No. 60 issued by the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee, the Science and Technology Branch and Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery School jointly established the General Party Branch of the Science and Technology Branch.
On November 18, 1998, the Party branch of Jinhua Polytechnic was established. In December 1998, according to Document [1998] No. 28 issued by the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee, the Agriculture Branch and Jinhua Agricultural School jointly established the General Party Branch of the Agriculture Branch, and the Humanities and Normal Branch and Jinhua Normal School jointly established the General Party Branch of the Humanities and Normal Branch. By then, the school's party committee had set up four general party branches of the Science and Technology Branch, Economy and Trade Branch, Agriculture Branch, and Humanities and Normal Branch, two party branches directly under the school's party committee, and one party committee office.
On November 27, 1999, the General Party Branches of these four branches were abolished. The Party Committees of the Science and Technology Branch, Economy and Trade Branch, Agriculture Branch, and Humanities and Normal Branch were established, all of which were affiliated with the Party Committee of Jinhua Polytechnic.
On December 5, 2000, the Party Committees of these four branches under Jinhua Polytechnic were renamed the Party Committee of the School.
On March 7, 2001, Jinhua Polytechnic added the Organization Department, Publicity Department, and United Front Work Department of the Party Committee and the Student Affairs Department.
On March 4, 2003, the Party Committees of all schools were abolished, and the General Party Branch Committees of the School of Science and Technology, School of Economy and Trade, School of Bioengineering, Humanities and Normal School, and School of Medicine were established instead.
In June 2013, the first congress of the CPC Jinhua Polytechnic Committee was held to elect the new party committee and discipline inspection committee, and the new party committee members are as follows(in the order of last name strokes): Ma Guang, Wang Zhenhong, Zhu Xiongcai, Li Qiuhua, Yu Dangjun, Zheng Buying, Hu Ye, Guo Hangming, Gong Yongjian. The new Discipline Inspection Committee members are as follows (in order of last name strokes): Li Guoyou, Lu Liangxia, Shao Jinping, Guo Hangming, Fu Yongqiang.
At the end of December 2013, the party committee of Jinhua Polytechnic set up the School Office, Organization Department, United Front Work Department, Retirement Work Department, Propaganda Department, Academic Work Department, Youth League Committee, Student Affairs Department and Party School. There are 1 Party Committee (Party Committee of Affiliated Hospital), 14 General Party Branches (General Branch of Organ, General Branch of School of Information Engineering, General Branch of School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, General Branch of School of Architecture and Engineering, General Branch of School of Economics and Management, General Branch of Teachers' College, General Branch of School of Agricultural and Bioengineering, General Branch of School of Medical Sciences, General Branch of School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, General Branch of School of Arts and Design, General Branch of Logistics, General Branch of School of Pharmaceuticals and Materials Engineering, General Branch of School of Adult Education, and General Branch of School of International Business), and 79 Party branches.
In June 2015, 14 party organizations including the General Party Branch of Organ, were upgraded to Sub-party Committees.
In January 2019, the second congress of the CPC Jinhua Polytechnic Committee was held, and a new Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Committee were elected. The list of elected members of the Party Committee: Cheng Jun, Zhu Xiongcai, Liu Luping, Sun Xianhu, Li Wenting, Chen Hairong, Shao Jinping, Hu Yan, Hu Zhenming, Gong Yongjian, and Liang Kedong (in the order of last name strokes). Discipline Inspection Committee members elected: Sun Xianhu, Du Zheng, Wu Renyan, Wu Xiongbiao, Zhang Jinliang, Lu Liangxia, Jia Meixian, Huang Yishou, Jiang Rongfa (in order of surname strokes).
In October 2019, the CPC Direct Branch Committee of General Education School of Jinhua Polytechnic was upgraded to the CPC Committee of General Education School of Jinhua Polytechnic.
In August 2020, the CPC Committee of Business School of Jinhua Polytechnic (Jinyi College of Network Economy) was established.
In May 2022, the Party Building Community of the CPCJinhua PolytechnicCommittee and the CPC Wuyi County Committee were established.
In June 2024, the Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Committee of Jinhua University of Vocational Technology were established under the Municipal Party Committee of Jinhua, with Wang Zhenhong, Liang Kedong, Lao Xiaoxiao, Jiang Jianzhong, Lou Weimin, Chen Su, Lu Xiaozhen, Chen Hairong, Dong Xiaochen, and Xu Ling as members of the Party Committee, and Jiang Jianzhong as Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee.
In July 2024, the Party Committee of Jinhua University of Vocational Technology set up the secondary Party Committees and Discipline Inspection Committees.
Secretary of the Party Committee:
LE Kexi (1996.12–1998.11)
ZHENG Yumin (1998.11–1999.7)
CHEN Kunzhong (1999.7–2002.10)
DU Shilu (2002.10–2010.7)
LI Qiuhua (2010.7–2014.02)
HU Zhengming (2014.02–2019.08)
WANG Zhenhong (2019.08–2024.06)
WANG Zhenhong (Jinhua University of Vocational Technology, 2024.06–present)
Part III History of Administrative Organization
In June 1997, the Yan Jici Library was built.
In April 1998, the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of Jinhua Polytechnic.
In May 1998, the Science and Technology Branch was established, and the Polytechnic opened a full-time class for self-learning program for the first time, with 45 students enrolled.
In December 1998, the Economy and Trade Branch, Agriculture Branch, and Humanities and Normal Branch were established respectively. On this basis, the Polytechnic set up the headquarters and the President's Office, Education Department, Key Project Office and Financial Accounting Center directly under it. By that time, the Polytechnic had four branches and one Yan Jici Library, with five majors. Additionally, it enrolled 1,607 junior college students and employed 643 faculty members, including 66 teachers with deputy senior titles or above.
On September 19, 2001, Jinhua Municipal People's Government decided to inaugurate Jinhua University (under preparation) in the Polytechnic.
On January 14, 2003, the Ministry of Education agreed to transform the Polytechnic into a public general institution of higher education.
In February 2022, Jinhua Polytechnic set up affiliated Wuyi Vocational School in Wuyi County Vocational and Technical School, affiliated Pan'an Vocational School in Pan'an Vocational Education Center, and the affiliated Jiufeng Vocational School in Jinhua Jiufeng Vocational School.
In June 2024, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province sent a letter to Jinhua Municipal People's Government agreeing to set up Jinhua University of Vocational Technology.
On July 3, 2024, Jinhua University of Vocational Technology held the inauguration ceremony.
On July 25, 2024, Jinhua University of Vocational Technology held a symposium for former leaders in vocational undergraduate education construction.
President:
QIU Baoxing (1994.12–1997.06)
HUANG Wenhu (1997.06–1998.11)
GG Weikang (1998.11–2002.10)
DU Shilu (2002.10–2009.07)
WANG Zhenhong (2009.07–2015.10)
ZHONG Yijun (2015.10–2018.11)
LIANG Kedong (2018.11–2024.06)
LIANG Kedong (Jinhua University of Vocational Technology, 2024.06–present)