Zhejiang University’s Hello World team won the 3V3 championship at the Jiangsu regional of the RoboMaster University League, part of the 25th National University Robot Competition, after finishing the tournament with six wins from six matches. Guided by the College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, the team secured the best result in its history and its first title since the team was founded in 2015.Hello World has more than 80 active members, including undergraduate, master’s...

Dining Hall No. 1 on Zhejiang University’s Yuquan Campus reopened in April 2026 after a renovation aimed at improving both dining conditions and the overall campus experience. Long familiar to generations of students and faculty, the hall has returned as a brighter and more welcoming shared space.The redesign was guided by the concept of combining light, openness, and the everyday warmth of campus dining. The renovation moved beyond the limitations of a more traditional skylight-based layout an...

Recently, China’s Ministry of Education released the Undergraduate Program Catalog for Institutions of Higher Education (2026), aimed at strengthening higher education’s contribution to high-quality development in line with the demands of technological innovation, industrial development, and national strategic priorities.To better keep pace with the development of emerging interdisciplinary fields and the growing demand for versatile talent, the 2026 catalog has, for the first time, inclu...

On April 23, a delegation led by Kim Jin-pyo, former Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, visited Zhejiang University. The delegation included representatives from the business, media, and cultural sectors. GU Zhen, Associate Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the guests for a roundtable discussion.GU Zhen extended a warm welcome to the delegation and briefed them on Zhejiang University’s recent developments, as well as its exchanges and cooperation with the R...

On April 24, a delegation led by Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, visited Zhejiang University. MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University, met with the guests. The two sides held discussions on advancing practical cooperation and signed a university-level memorandum of understanding.MA Yanming extended a warm welcome to the delegation and introduced Zhejiang University’s recent development. He noted that Zhejiang University places strong emphasis on building a global partnershi...

The 2026 Zhejiang Basketball Championship Super Challenge kicked off on April 24 in Hangzhou. Among the competitors is the 13-time provincial champion, the Zhejiang University (ZJU) men’s basketball team. This unique squad, composed of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, is ready to showcase the spirit of ZJU on the court.The team consists of 17 players, including 10 undergraduates, five master's students, and two doctoral candidates. Despite their rigorous academic schedules, ...

During the inaugural Reading Activity Week in April, Zhejiang University hosted veteran media personality YANG Lan and alumnus suspense novelist Zijinchen for campus talks. Engaging with students and faculty, the two speakers explored the multifaceted value of reading through the lenses of self-understanding and social observation.During her session themed on happiness and self-awareness, YANG Lan proposed that happiness is not an innate gift but a skill acquired through long-term reflectio...

This is the most unconventional General Education course I’ve ever taken, and the one I’m most grateful for choosing. This glowing review, posted on the CC98 forum in October 2025 by XUE Yuhang—a senior at Zhejiang University’s Chu Kochen College—perfectly captures the magic of Million-Cubic Future World. Even more telling is XUE’s dedication: he has audited the class for four consecutive years and stepped up as a Teaching Assistant in 2025, a testament to the course's enduring pull.Laun...

On April 21, MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation led by Tan Chorh Chuan, Chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). The two sides held discussions on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of research outcomes, and jointly witnessed the signing of an agreement to establish a joint laboratory between the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs. The i...

As fragmented reading becomes the norm, how should traditional literature adapt? This April, Nobel laureate MO Yan visited Hangzhou for the National Reading Week series. At the Zhejiang University Alumni Enterprise Headquarters Economic Park, MO Yan engaged in a profound dialogue with LUO Weidong, Director of the Academic Committee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities at ZJU.Facing the global surge of short-form video content, MO Yan refrained from taking a criti...