On April 26, a delegation from Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), led by Elisabeth Crépon, vice-president for International Affairs and Dominique Rossin, vice-president for Education, visited Zhejiang University. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University met with the guests. HE Lianzhen extended her cordial welcome to the IP Paris delegation. She recalled the solid foundation of cooperation between the two sides and introduced the latest progress that Zhejiang University ...

After two months’ tensive schedule, the pitch event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 was finally successfully held in the Rome time afternoon of 16 December via Zoom.Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 is co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University and Hangzhou Municipal People's Government. It is undertaken by Talent Office of Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee, Hangzhou Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Jiande Municipal People's Government and Institute of Food Economy and Agrocommercial Manage...

The Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) Platform (Deep-time.org 1.0 Alpha), led by Prof. DU Zhenhong at the Zhejiang University School of Earth Sciences, was officially launched on November 8, 2022. Prof. Jennifer McKinley, president of the DDE’s Governing Council, announced this exciting news in the presence of nearly 50 participants attending the meetings of the Governing Council (GC) and the Scientific Committee (SC) of the DDE at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.Prof. Jennifer McKinley anno...

On the evening of November 24 (Beijing Time), the 4-day 16th General Conference of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was successfully concluded at Zhejiang University. At the conference, Hangzhou Declaration was released, stressing the vital role of basic sciences to attaining sustainable development goals and promoting the well-being of humanity, and calling for more emphasis and investments on basic sciences in development countrie...

“‘SDG for a better future’ is not only the theme of our Summer School, but also our shared vision,” Prof. WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, said at the opening ceremony of the SDG Global Summer School, which was held on August 1 in the format of the metaverse. As part of Z4G, Zhejiang University’s sustainability action plan, the inaugural SDG Summer School in the virtual format is aimed to maximize the University’s positive impact on the youth and the world by enhancing sustain...