ZJU students win Silver Prize in ARCASIA student competition 20182018-10-03On Sept.10, 2018, HU Xiaonan, TANG Yutian and CHU Yuxin from College of Civil Engineering and Architecture won the silver award in the ARCASIA(Architects Regional Council Asia) Student Competition 2018. Entitled “Mega-Structure”, their work shone out amongst more than 40 entries from over 20 Asian nations. “We were very lucky to win the prize. In the process of preparing for th... READ MORE |
3D bioprinting: futuristic technology2018-09-30Recently, a research team led by Prof. HE Yong of ZJU's School of Mechanical Engineering devised a novel 3D bioprinting method, which produces spiral-based spheroids with excellent resolution and sophisticated microarchitectures, thereby contributing novel biomimetic asymmetrical prototypes for basic medical research and regenerative medicine. Their findings are published in an... READ MORE |
Running APP helps students break a sweat2018-09-28It is 9 o'clock in the evening. A large crowd of students are running and jogging on the track on Zijingang Campus. Many of them take a selfie after running and upload it to a running APP developed by the University, which is required to track the activity. Records on the APP will later contribute to the physical education (PE) credit. It is part of the PE reform recently launched ... READ MORE |
ZJU rises to No. 101 globally in THE World University Rankings2018-09-27ZJU ranks fourth best in China and No.101 in the world, according to the latest World University Rankings released this Wednesday by Times Higher Education (THE). This represents a jump of more than 70 spots over last year's placement in the rankings.The University sees significant improvement in its performance across the board on a wide range of indicators. The most impressive progress ... READ MORE |
Italy Office of Zhejiang University Press established in Florence2018-09-26The Italy Office of Zhejiang University Press was officially inaugurated on September 24. It is the first Chinese publishing house to be set up in Italy, dealing chiefly with the publication of Italian and English books. Consul YAN Jinlin from Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Florence, LUO Weidong, Vice President of Zhejiang University, Aleixandre, Vice Curator of the Nation... READ MORE |
ZJU-Wanke New Energy Joint Research Center launched2018-09-25Jointly established by ZJU’s College of Electrical Engineering and Wanke New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Wanke Energy”), ZJU-Wanke New Energy Joint Research Center was unveiled on Yuquan Campus on Sept. 14. The Center aims to promote technology transfer and talent training in the field of new energy research. “Integrated platform for intelligent energy op... READ MORE |
Prof. NIE Zhenzhao elected member of Academia Europaea 20182018-09-24NIE Zhenzhao, a professor at the School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, is officially elected a member of the Academia Europaea.Founded in 1988 on the initiative of the Royal Society and other National Academies in Europe, the Academia Europaea serves as official advisor to the European Union under the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) created by the European Commission. Under SAM, ... READ MORE |
ZJU leading scholars present at World Economic Forum2018-09-23At the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the World Economic Forum, Vice President YAN Jianhua, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine DUAN Shumin, Prof. HU Hailan and Prof. MA Huan attended the 2018 Annual Meeting of the New Champions (a.k.a. the Summer Davos) on September 18-20. It’s the foremost global summit on innovation, science and technology, promoting entrepreneurship in the global publi... READ MORE |
Turing Award winner Silvio Micali shares insights on future of blockchain2018-09-21The 2nd Summit of ZJU Blockchain Research Institute was held on September 16. Silvio Micali, MIT Professor and ACM Turing Award recipient, delivered an impressive lecture on technological challenges and future prospects of blockchain."There also exists the classical 'trilemma' in blockchain: decentralization, scalability and security. There has been some practice in decentralizat... READ MORE |
ZJU-LG Electronics Joint Lab unveiled2018-09-20The opening ceremony of ZJU-LG Electronics Joint Lab was held recently on Yuquan Campus. ZJU’s Vice President YAN Jianhua and LG Group’s Vice President Jeon Simoon unveiled the name board of the lab at the ceremony.Jeon Simoon highly praised the great achievements made by the University in the recent years. He expressed the willingness to work with ZJU in the field of power electronics and elect... READ MORE |
Prof. SHEN Jianxin elected as IEEE IAS Member-at-Large2018-09-20According to the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), SHEN Jianxin, a professor at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, is elected as an IEEE IAS Member-at-Large in 2019-2020. Prof. SHEN Jianxin has long engaged in extensive fundamental and application research into electrical machine design and control. He has chaired many IEEE international conferences and ... READ MORE |
ZJU and Springer Nature ink MOU for strategic cooperation2018-09-19The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation was signed between ZJU and Springer Nature on Sept. 14. Under the MOU, ZJU and Springer Nature will explore cooperation opportunities on a broad range of areas, including brand promotion, overseas talent recruitment, co-publishing, academic training, etc. "The University has established a fruitful relationship with Springer ... READ MORE |
Prof. YANG Huayong awarded the 2017 Joseph Bramah Medal2018-09-19Prof. YANG Huayong, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the 2017 Joseph Bramah Medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for his outstanding contributions to fluid power research at the Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control 2018. It is the first time that a Chinese scientist has won this prestigious award.The Joseph Bramah Medal was first established in... READ MORE |
Food sensing mechanism found in fruit flies2018-09-17The research team led by Prof. WANG Liming of the Life Sciences Institute published an article entitled “A post-ingestive amino acid sensor that promotes food consumption in Drosophila” in the September 12 issue of the journal of Cell Research.Proteins are the most abundant macromolecules in living organisms with a vast array of biological functions. Adequate and balanced protein intake is ... READ MORE |