Walking the Silk Roads with students: Professor FENG Peihong makes history come alive2026-01-06Have you ever met a history professor like this?He walks into the classroom wearing a hat shaped like a fish.His office is packed with books from floor to ceiling.He goes on late-night bike rides around West Lake with his students.And in his spare time, he volunteers as a museum guide.This is Professor FENG Peihong from the School of History at Zhejiang University. Through “a fish,” he solves hi... READ MORE |
HKUST delegation visits Zhejiang University2026-01-04On December 22, Professor Nancy Y. Ip, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Professor GUO Yi-Ke, Provost of HKUST, and other members of the HKUST delegation visited Zhejiang University. Professor MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University, met with the guests.Professor MA extended a warm welcome to Nancy Ip and her delegation. He briefed them on Zhejiang Unive... READ MORE |
2025: year in review2025-12-31As we bid farewell to 2025, we look back with pride on a year marked by transformative achievements, cutting-edge innovations, and deepened collaborations within the Zhejiang University community and across the world. From academic breakthroughs to expanded global partnerships, each milestone has underscored our shared commitment to excellence and tangible impact. As we step into 2026, we reaffirm... READ MORE |
ZJU partners with Stanford and HKUST to launch Global Sustainability Challenge in Hangzhou2025-12-30This year, Zhejiang University joins hands with Stanford University as a founding partner of the Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC) to empower the next generation with the tools to build a safer, more sustainable world. Together with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), ZJU will organize and host the Asia-Pacific Regional Final of the Global Sustainability Chall... READ MORE |
When disciplines converge and AI learns to create beauty2025-12-26Imagine a world where medicine, engineering, information science, and the humanities truly work together. Imagine that artificial intelligence is challenged not just to calculate, but to understand and even create beauty. Could these ideas become reality?They already are.At the inaugural National “Qizhen Wenzhi” Artificial Intelligence Models & Agents Competition for University Students, hos... READ MORE |
Global champions: joint team from Zhejiang University, SJTU and Fudan makes history for Asia2025-12-24The BlackHat MEA CTF Final 2025 recently concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Team *0xA—a joint team composed of Zhejiang University’s AAA Team along with teams from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University—claimed the global championship with a total score of 8,225 points, winning by a margin of nearly 1,000 points after three days of intense competition.BlackHat MEA (Middle East and Afr... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University strengthens ties with German and Dutch universities2025-12-24A delegation led by FU Qiang, Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang University Council, visited Germany and the Netherlands from December 8 to 12, advancing institutional partnerships and expanding collaboration in education and research with leading European universities.At Goethe University Frankfurt, the delegation met with Vice President Bernhard Brüne and senior representatives from the Institute fo... READ MORE |
ZJU’s “slipknot” research featured in Nature: a single suture tackles the global challenge of surgical “force blindness”2025-12-22In Chinese tradition, a “knot” embodies both practical know-how and deep philosophical meaning. Today, that ancient wisdom has inspired a scientific leap at Zhejiang University (ZJU), one that promises to solve a long-standing global challenge in minimally invasive surgery: the loss of tactile sensation, often described as “force blindness.”A multidisciplinary ZJU team has developed a simple y... READ MORE |
ZJU upgrades campus emergency response system: AED Digital Map now live across campus2025-12-18On the morning of December 4, 2025, Zhejiang University officially launched its new campus emergency response system at the Zijingang Campus. The much-anticipated digital map for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) also went live at the same time. Through equipment expansion, digital integration, and widespread skills training, the initiative builds a “golden four-minute” lifesaving network... READ MORE |
Make cancer cells “allergic”! ZJU scientists ingeniously harness mast cells for cancer treatment2025-12-17Allergies are usually regarded as a nuisance. Sneezing fits triggered by pollen or rashes caused by shellfish reflect an immune system that reacts too fast and too strongly to harmless substances. Yet this rapid and intensive immune reaction has now inspired a novel approach to cancer treatment.Researchers in China report a strategy that deliberately redirects allergic immune responses against tum... READ MORE |
When plants become light: turning Pandora’s glow into reality2025-12-16Imagine this: at night, the potted plant on your desk softly illuminates the room; trees along the street glow like living lampposts; a park’s flowerbeds shimmer like a sea of stars. Scenes that once belonged to the science fiction realm are now edging toward reality thanks to a research team led by DU Hao at the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology at Zhejiang University.Step into DU Hao’s ... READ MORE |
From classroom to track: ZJU teacher ZHANG Jingzong claims silver at the 15th National Games2025-12-15Earlier this year, students in the physical fitness and ultimate frisbee courses offered by Department of Public Physical and Art Education of ZJU were surprised to find that their usually energetic instructor, ZHANG Jingzong, was suddenly absent from class.It wasn’t long before word spread across campus: he hadn’t taken routine leave—he was away competing at the 15th National Games, where he wo... READ MORE |
AI powers the future of agriculture at the 2025 Digital Agriculture Forum, Wuzhen Summit2025-12-11On November 8, the Digital Agriculture Forum of the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit was convened successfully. The event was jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University. As the first Digital Agriculture sub-forum in the history of the World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, the forum was themed “Digital Agriculture S... READ MORE |
University of Toronto Associate Vice-President for International Partnerships visits Zhejiang University2025-12-10On December 4, a delegation led by Professor Alex Mihailidis, Associate Vice-President for International Relations at the University of Toronto, paid a visit to Zhejiang University. The delegation was warmly received by ZHOU Jianghong, Vice President of Zhejiang University.During the meeting, ZHOU Jianghong outlined Zhejiang University’s recent development, distinctive educational features and ac... READ MORE |