Wenzhou Medical University was founded in Hangzhou in the year 1912. The University is ranked as the 18th medical school among the top medical schools in China. In the year 2015, the employment satisfaction rate was ranked the 2nd place among the graduates and the 5th place among the employers in China.

WMU embraces internationalization in the course of its development. It has established partnerships with over 80 universities and institutions all across the globe, collaborating in scholar/student exchanges, joint education programs, joint research, etc. Two Confucius Institutes have been co-established with Burapha University in Thailand and SUNY College of Optometry respectively.

Wenzhou Medical University seeks to establish itself as a leading educational and research university deserving of international recognition- an institution emphasizing undergraduate medical education while vigorously developing graduated programs of the highest standard, maintaining medical disciplines as its core while promoting multi-disciplinary programs; and aspiring to serve the community and China as a whole with a global vision.