Zhejiang Hupan Entrepreneurship Research Center Explained

Zhejiang Hupan Entrepreneurship Research Center is a private enterprise in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1] [2] Despite the early use of "university" as a suffix, the enterprise is never accredited or registered as an educational institution.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

It was founded in 2015 by Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.[8]

History

In 2015, Jack Ma and several fellow business executives decided to found a business school based in China.[9] This organization has 8 co-founders including Jack Ma, Feng Lun, Guo Guangchang, Shi Yuzhu, Shen Guojun, Qian Yingyi, Cai Hongbin and Shao Xiaofeng.[10]

Ma took the name Hupan, which means “lakeside,” from the apartment he lived in when he co-founded Alibaba in 1999. Lakeside Gardens is where the first 18 Alibaba employees worked together in the company’s early days.[11]

The institution also offers online classes.[12]

Jack Ma stepped down from presidency of the enterprise in 2021. The organization announced it would restructure, including changing its name to Zhejiang Hupan Entrepreneurship Research Center and disassociating itself from Ma.[13]

Former students

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2021-05-17 . Jack Ma's school for business elites drops 'university' from its name . 2023-03-23 . South China Morning Post . en . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128153714/https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133783/jack-mas-school-business-elites-drops-university-its-name . live .
  3. Web site: Jing . Chen . 2021-05-20 . The end of 'Papa Ma Yun' and his Hupan University . 2023-03-23 . ThinkChina - Big reads, Opinion & Columns on China . en . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208205311/https://www.thinkchina.sg/end-papa-ma-yun-and-his-hupan-university . live .
  4. Web site: 湖畔大学回应改名:为避免造成误解更名_中国网 . 2023-03-23 . henan.china.com.cn . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323040951/http://henan.china.com.cn/m/2021-05/18/content_41564093.html . live .
  5. Web site: 刘明 . Training institutions founded by businesses ordered to rectify names . 2023-03-23 . www.chinadaily.com.cn . May 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525231024/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/25/WS60ac5877a31024ad0bac132f.html . live .
  6. Web site: Crackdown on 'universities and colleges' . 2023-03-23 . chinadailyhk . en . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323040952/https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/171328 . live .
  7. Web site: 2021-05-18 . 马云湖畔大学被迫改名 官方定性:扰乱秩序不得使用 . 2023-03-23 . RFI - 法国国际广播电台 . zh-Hans . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201602/http://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20210518-%E9%A9%AC%E4%BA%91%E6%B9%96%E7%95%94%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E8%A2%AB%E8%BF%AB%E6%94%B9%E5%90%8D-%E5%AE%98%E6%96%B9%E5%AE%9A%E6%80%A7-%E6%89%B0%E4%B9%B1%E7%A7%A9%E5%BA%8F%E4%B8%8D%E5%BE%97%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8 . live .
  8. Web site: Jack Ma's Hupan University kicks off new class, includes Horizon Robotics CEO · TechNode. technode.com. March 26, 2019. 2020-05-06. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920235757/https://technode.com/2019/03/26/jack-ma-hupan-new-students/. live.
  9. Private companies have put down strong roots in China. The Economist. London. 30 April 2020
  10. Web site: 湖畔大学,找寻创业的"精神沃土". August 2015. 人民网|access-date=2024-07-01. zh.
  11. Web site: 2021-05-24 . Jack Ma is stepping down as head of his elite business school, report says . 2024-07-01 . CNN.
  12. Web site: 99 yuan per year: Jack Ma's Hupan University launches open classes online. People's Daily Online. 2020-05-06. December 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216041139/http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0909/c90000-9113250.html. live.
  13. News: Jack Ma to step down as president of his elite business school . . Sun . Yu . Ryan . McMorrow . May 24, 2021 . May 24, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210524013327/https://www.ft.com/content/296d2cce-92ca-438e-aa56-f1c3fc4174f3 . May 26, 2021 . live .
  14. Web site: Fulton . Michaela . 2019-06-17 . 5 things to know about Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun . 2022-03-14 . South China Morning Post . en . March 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314174647/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3014813/5-things-know-about-chinese-crypto-entrepreneur-justin . live .
  15. Web site: 徐 . 子茗 . 2019-03-27 . 湖畔大学的「明星学员」胡彦斌 . 2022-03-14 . 中国日报中文网 . zh . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323040952/https://ent.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201903/27/WS5c9b3e14a310e7f8b1573196.html . live .