National Yingshih University (Traditional Chinese: Ã¥ÂÂç«Âè±士大å¸, Simplified Chinese: å½ç«Âè±士大å¦), or shortly Yingshih University and formerly Provincial Yingshih University (Traditional Chinese: çÂÂç«Âè±士大å¸, Simplified Chinese: çÂÂç«Âè±士大å¦) and Chekiang Provincial Wartime University (Traditional Chinese: æµÂæ±Âæ°æÂÂ大å¸, Simplified Chinese: æµÂæ±ÂæÂÂæ¶大å¦), was a defunct university of Chekiang Province, China. The university was named after Chinese revolutionary activist Chen Qimei and was opened as a wartime university in Chekiang ,since 1937.
Established as Zhejiang Wartime University in November 1938 in response to the escalating Sino-Japanese War in Zhejiang, the university formally opened in February 1939. In honour of Chinese revolutionary activist Chen Qimei, also known by his courtesy name Chen Yingshi, the university was renamed as Provincial Yingshi University in May 1938. In December 1942, the National Southeastern Associated University, which was formed by the association of National Jinan University, Private Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Private Shanghai College of Law and Private Utopia University, joined Yingshi, promoting Yingshi to be a national university, until its dissociation in 1949.
August 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, the Jinhua Civic Military Control Committee (éÂÂè¯å¸Âè»Â管æÂÂ/éÂÂÃ¥ÂÂå¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂ管ä¼Â) controlled the university and further dissociated it. Many of its faculties joined the Zhejiang University, and most of its students who wanted to continue their educations were transferred into the Zhejiang University.