Hangzhou University
In 1952, the old Zhejiang University was split, and the new Hangzhou Normal College (杭州师范学院; later promoted to Hangzhou University; and Hangzhou University was re-merged into Zhejiang University in 1998; this Hangzhou Normal School is totally different from current "Hangzhou Normal University") was established from the faculties and resources of Zhejiang University. Zheng was pointed professor of Hangzhou University and Zhejiang Normal College (current Zhejiang Normal University). In 1962, Zheng was appointed the president of Zhejiang Normal University.