HZAU

What HZAU does

HZAU (Huazhong Agricultural University, 华中农业大学) is a public national key university located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, operating under the Chinese Ministry of Education. Founded in 1898 as Hubei's Agricultural School and reorganized in 1952, the university became one of China's first institutions authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees in 1981 and joined the national Project 211 (211工程) construction program in 2000. The entity documented here is the university's internal email system platform, not a standalone commercial company, and the platform is operated by the university's Information Technology Center (信息技术中心).

The email platform is built on the eYou (易邮) mail system infrastructure and consists of two distinct services: a Teacher Email System at mail.hzau.edu.cn (domain @mail.hzau.edu.cn) for faculty and staff, and a Student Email System at webmail.hzau.edu.cn (domain @webmail.hzau.edu.cn) for enrolled students. The platform supports standard POP3, SMTP, and IMAP protocols over SSL/TLS, with integrated modules including multi-factor authentication (SMS verification, PIN code, WeChat QR-code scanning, password), WeChat and Enterprise WeChat integration for mobile login and notifications, a Network Disk (网盘) for large-file sharing, and an Email Gateway (邮件网关) for anti-spam and antivirus protection with whitelist/blacklist management. Supporting products include the Weimail (微邮) desktop client built by Anke XinChuang and the eYou Mobile Office (eYou移动办公) mobile application.

The service is provided free of charge exclusively to verified in-service faculty, enrolled students, and internal school units; external individuals and organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply. Account registration is gated by the university's unified identity authentication system, requiring matching name, ID (staff or student number), and mobile number. The service has been continuously operated since at least 2000 (current copyright extends to 2000-2026) and is administered directly by the Information Technology Center with no external distribution channels, partnerships, or commercial revenue model.

Name

HZAU

Legal name

华中农业大学 (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Website

https://mail.hzau.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Huazhong Agricultural University (华中农业大学), a Chinese Ministry of Education university, operates an internal eYou-based email platform (mail.hzau.edu.cn / webmail.hzau.edu.cn) providing free email, network disk, gateway security, and WeChat-integrated mobile access exclusively to its faculty, students, and internal departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Email Service

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Educational Support Services (611710), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Telegraph & Other Message Communications (4822), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Collaboration & Communication Support (Email, Calendaring, VoIP, Video Conferencing) (EDALAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity, Access Control & Device Authentication Infrastructure (SSO/Directory, NAC) (EDAEAHAG), Managed IT Services & On‑Site Field Support (Helpdesk, Break/Fix, IMAC) (EDAEAHAJ), End-User Helpdesk & Service Desk (Students/Faculty/Staff) (EDALAMAA)

Keywords

• University email service
• Institutional email platform
• Email gateway security
• Cloud network disk storage
• WeChat integrated mail

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

HZAU operates a unified institutional email service platform built on the eYou (易邮) mail system infrastructure, consisting of a Teacher Email System (mail.hzau.edu.cn) for faculty and staff and a Student Email System (webmail.hzau.edu.cn) for students. The platform supports POP3/SMTP/IMAP protocols with SSL/TLS encryption and integrates multi-factor authentication, WeChat QR-code login, email recall, an anti-spam email gateway, and a network disk for large file sharing. The service is provided free of charge exclusively to in-service faculty, enrolled students, and school units of Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, China.

Product overview

HZAU operates a unified email service platform consisting of two distinct systems: the Teacher Email System (mail.hzau.edu.cn) for faculty/staff and the Student Email System (webmail.hzau.edu.cn) for students. The platform is built on the eYou mail system infrastructure and offers integrated modules including WeChat binding for secure login, a network disk for large file sharing, and a mail gateway for spam/virus protection. An optional downloadable client called Weimail (微邮) is available for users who prefer desktop access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teacher Email System (教师电子邮件系统)

Quantifiable outcome

• Email recall capability for same-domain recipients
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fudan University Mail System (mail.fudan.edu.cn): Fudan University runs an internal email service for faculty and students. Comparable to HZAU as a top Chinese university running a self-hosted email platform with similar concentrations on academic communication, MFA, and institutional usability.
• Coremail (eYou): Coremail is the vendor of the eYou email platform that underpins HZAU's mail system. Directly comparable as the underlying technology provider to HZAU and many other Chinese universities, enabling similar email, anti-spam, and collaboration features across the Chinese academic segment.
• Zhejiang University Mail System (mail.zju.edu.cn): Zhejiang University's internal email service for faculty and students. Directly comparable as another top-tier Chinese university email system with self-hosted infrastructure, MFA, and integration into campus identity services.
• Peking University Mail System (mail.pku.edu.cn): Peking University runs an internal faculty/student email service on a self-hosted platform. Directly comparable to HZAU as a Project 985/211 university email system serving a similar academic user base with analogous features.
• Tsinghua University Mail System (mail.tsinghua.edu.cn): Tsinghua University's internal email service for faculty and students. A direct comparable: another top-tier Chinese university providing a self-hosted institutional email platform to a large academic community, with MFA, mobile access, and integration into campus IT services.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft 365 Education: Microsoft's cloud productivity and email suite tailored for higher education. A broad incumbent alternative to self-hosted university email systems, offering Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, and integrated security at scale for academic institutions globally.
• Google Workspace for Education: Google's cloud email and collaboration suite for educational institutions. Comparable as a cloud-based incumbent alternative to HZAU's self-hosted email — provides Gmail, Drive, and Meet to universities, though with limited availability in mainland China.

Emerging players

• Zimbra (Synacor): Zimbra is an open-source email and collaboration platform often deployed by universities worldwide. Comparable as an alternative self-hosted email stack that competes with HZAU's eYou platform in academic environments.
• Aliyun Mail (阿里云邮箱) Education Edition: Aliyun's cloud email service is increasingly adopted by Chinese universities seeking a managed alternative to self-hosted eYou systems. Comparable as a domestic cloud-based email platform that competes with HZAU's on-premise email for institutional customers in China.

Regional players

• Wuhan University Mail System (e.mail.whu.edu.cn): Wuhan University operates an internal mail system hosted in the same city as HZAU. Comparable as a regional university email platform serving a similarly sized academic community in central China, with overlapping feature requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hzau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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