Prof. WU Fei: Synergy of teaching and research
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2022-09-21
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[Editor’s Note: Yongping Teaching Award is the highest accolade for teaching at Zhejiang University. Set up by Mr. DUAN Yongping ('82, Wireless Electronics Engineering) in 2011, the Award is composed of three categories: the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Teaching Excellence Award and the Teaching Excellence Nomination Award. Prof. WU Fei, from the College of Computer Science and Technology, is one of the two recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award this year, an award with a cash ...
Zhejiang University welcomes incoming postgraduates from across China and the world
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2022-09-21
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Zhejiang University held the Opening Assembly for new postgraduates on Zijingang Campus on September 16. The ceremony was conducted in both in-person and virtual format. The newest cohort of postgraduate students will embark on their new journey of chasing dreams in Qiushi Yard. President WU Zhaohui extended his warm welcome to incoming postgraduate students, urging them to bear in mind the country’s most fundamental interests, gain insights into the future, and become researchers with a strong...
Trick of bodybuilding: strength of muscles plus strength of will
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2022-09-20
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[Editor’s Note: A body is like a car. To run it well, firstly you have to warm it up. Every Monday in the gym on Zijingang campus of Zhejiang University, there is an interesting class guiding students to fully warm up and build their figure. The body-sculptor is a national and world-class athlete, SHI Qianyu, now the teacher of ZJU’s Department of Public Physical and Art Education. How she hones her muscles as well as strength of will? Let’s spotlight her bodybuilding story.]From dancing to b...
Digital Social Science kicks off at Zhejiang University
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2022-09-19
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Zhejiang University launched Digital Social Science as a key part of Innovation 2030 on September 9. This program aims to transform the paradigm of social science research and construct a theoretic system for digital social science against a backdrop of China’s digital transformation. This is also the second “Innovation 2030” project led by the discipline of humanities and social science.Digital technology is shaping the world. The dualistic space consisting of human beings and the physical w...
Insight@ZJU: President WU Zhaohui shares his vision for the role of the university in shaping society
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2022-09-18
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[Editor’s Note: In a world of uncertainty, how should universities retain their relevance, value and meaning? What role should universities play in shaping society? Prof. WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, shared his insight recently in University World News.]In a world of uncertainty, how should universities retain their relevance, value and meaning? This question came under the spotlight at the third World Higher Education Conference held in Barcelona earlier this year.To answer it...
Dialogue@ZJU: With CHANG Dan, recipient of the Chu Kochen Scholarship
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2022-09-16
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[Editor’s Note: CHANG Dan, a doctoral student from Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, is one of the recipients of Chu Kochen Scholarship of Zhejiang University 2020-2021. Studious, innovative and patient, Chang had her research published in the journal Science as the first author and holds an international PCT patent. In this dialogue, we will learn more about her research, her take on women in science as well as her future plans.]Q1: Could you tell me in a nutshell w...
Fight for the blue sky
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2022-09-14
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[Editor’s Note: In Qiushi Yard, a group of ZJUers dedicate themselves to environmental protection and strive to realize ‘dual carbon goals’ with their research. Many of them are young people born in the 1990s. Let’s meet two young students who are committed to “defending the blue sky.”] A high-efficiency, low-consumption “capturer” of carbon dioxide“At present, the greenhouse effect and global warming are in urgent need of being solved. I am keenly aware of this urgency, so I want ...
ZJU holds Opening Assembly for Class of 2026
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2022-09-12
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On the evening of September 8, the Zhejiang University Opening Assembly for the Class of 2026 was held on Zijingang Campus.President WU Zhaohui delivered a welcoming speech at the Opening Assembly. He urged freshmen to grow into a new generation capable of shouldering responsibilities with their firm belief in the ideal of rejuvenating our great nation, innovative talents equipped with the skills of seeking truth, and globally competitive leaders with a broad vision of harmonizing the whole worl...
Prof. FANG Wenjun: Education should always be a top priority for teachers
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2022-09-10
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[Editor’s note: Yongping Teaching Award is the highest accolade for teaching at Zhejiang University. Set up by Mr. DUAN Yongping ('82, Wireless Electronics Engineering) in 2011, the Award was conferred annually in the first seven years and then in the even-numbered year. In recognition of outstanding dedication and accomplishment in teaching, the Award is composed of three categories: the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Teaching Excellence Award and the Teaching Excellence Nomination Awar...
Contrasting reproductive phenological strategies among temperate woody species discovered
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2022-09-10
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On July 28, the research team led by Prof. HUANG Jianguo at the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciences published an article entitled “Climate warming leads to advanced fruit development period of temperate woody species but divergent changes in its length” in the journal Global Change Biology.Climate warming has significantly altered the phenology of plants in recent decades. However, in contrast to the widely reported warming-induced extension of vegetative growing season, the resp...