The 9th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Urban Studies (City+2026@Mytilene) was successfully held in Mytilene, Greece, from 1–5 July 2026 under the theme “Improving Liveability for Urban and Rural Settings.” Hosted by the University of the Aegean, the conference was jointly organised through the City+ platform in partnership with Zhejiang University, Elsevier, and other international collaborators. Bringing together leading scholars, publishers, policy makers, and early-caree...

For the past decade, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), ZJU School of Pharmacy has been building bridges between China and Indonesia — through research collaborations, student exchanges, and health products that serve local communities, all rooted in a shared commitment to unlocking the value of traditional medicine.It began with a two-day journey. Professor YU Yongping and his team traveled from China to Jakarta, then overland to Sumatra — traversing dense rainforest and...

On July 16, 2026, the thematic event "Fostering Global Open Science Infrastructure Sharing Network: Open Knowledge and Data for the Science Decade" was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Participants called for stronger cooperation in open science infrastructure, knowledge and data sharing, and greater efforts to enable open science to better serve the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, hereinafter referred to as the "Science Decade."...

On June 26, 2026, the ICOM International Committee on Collections in Storage (ICOM Storage) and the International Association of Training in Museology (IATMU) held first joint meeting at Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris, under the theme "The Connected Collection: Teaching/Interpreting Objects in Storage." The conference brought together experts from multiple countries to discuss collection-based pedagogy, resource activation, and cross-cultural museum education.A faculty and stude...

From June 22 to 25, 2026, the Global Sustainable Development Congress, hosted by Times Higher Education (THE), was held at the Jakarta International Convention Center in Indonesia. Under the theme Collective Action for a Sustainable Future, the congress gathered over 5000 delegates from more than 120 countries and regions, as well as representatives from international organizations, including UNESCO and ASEAN. Distinguished guests included Brian Yuliarto (Indonesia’s Minister of Highe...

Recently, Enrico Schleiff, President of Goethe University Frankfurt, visited Zhejiang University (ZJU). President MA Yanming met with the delegation on Zijingang Campus, where the two universities signed a university-level student exchange agreement.During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on student exchange, joint talent cultivation, scholar mobility, and research collaboration. Both universities agreed that they have built a strong foundation for cooperation in areas such as life sci...

On May 13, MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University (ZJU), met with a delegation led by Lê Quân, Deputy Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam. The two sides exchanged views on student development, training for education administrators, and future cooperation between Zhejiang University and universities in Vietnam.During the meeting, MA Yanming introduced ZJU’s recent development and its growing engagement with Vietnamese partners. He noted that exchanges between ZJU and Vietnamese ...

On May 18, a delegation from the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by Tan Sian Wee, Senior Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise), visited Zhejiang University (ZJU). Associate Vice President GU Zhen met with the delegation to discuss future collaboration.During the meeting, GU Zhen introduced ZJU’s approaches and achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship education. He noted that ZJU and NUS have maintained close and productive cooperation in education and research for many y...

On May 25, a delegation from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) visited Zhejiang University (ZJU). The delegation included Prof. Tan Seng Chee (Associate Vice Provost for Education Transformation), Prof Goh Wang Ling (Associate Vice Provost for Student Engagement & Vibrancy), and Jeremy Tan Kok Liann (Chief Human Resource Officer).LIANG Junying, Director of the Office of Global Engagement and Dean of the International College at ZJU, extended a warm welcome to the delegation. During...

On May 14, a delegation led by Evânio Araújo, Vice Minister of Education of Brazil, visited Zhejiang University. GU Zhen, Associate Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the delegation.GU Zhen extended a warm welcome to Araújo and his delegation, and briefed them on Zhejiang University’s recent developments. He also reviewed Zhejiang University’s cooperation with Brazilian universities in areas such as student exchanges, the humanities, and the arts. He said Zhejiang University loo...