ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ænd ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv wˈɛsleɪk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɐ nˈuːli ɪstˈæblɪʃt pɹˈaɪvət jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn hˈæŋʒuː.
In 2018, he became the founding and the first president of Westlake University, a newly established private university in Hangzhou.