History of ZZULI

Founded in 1977, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (ZZULI) was administered successively by the Ministry of Light Industry, the National Council of Light Industry, and the State Economic and Trade Commission until it was transferred to Henan Province as an institution co-administered by the central and local authorities in 1998. 

In 2011, Henan Provincial Government and China's State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau went into the agreement that ZZULI will be co-constructed by the two departments. In 2020, ZZULI was approved as a featured key university in Henan Province; in 2021, ZZULI was approved as a doctorate degree authorized organization.