Connection/ Issue 2/ On the Cover/ A Year in Review2018-01-05Designed by YING Xiayin, second-year undergraduate student (Industrial Design) On the Cover: A Year in ReviewA look back at ZJU highlights in 2017 (click to see larger image)Designed by XU Shihao, second-year undergraduate student (Digital Media Technologies) READ MORE |
ZJU hosts International Youth Forum on Belt and Road2018-01-04"Belt and Road" are undoubtedly among the top media buzzwords of 2017, but what are their implications for the youth around the world? Scholars and students discuss this at ZJU.The International Youth Forum on the Belt and Road was held at ZJU’s Zhijiang campus on December 28-29. The forum aims to inspire innovative ideas among global youth regarding the Belt and Road Initiative. The ev... READ MORE |
High-speed train in the lab: ZJU research among top 10 scientific advances of China2018-01-03Hish-speed train simulation facility at Zhejiang UniversityThe Commission for Science and Technology of the Chinese Ministry of Education announced the Top 10 Scientific Advances of 2017 in China’s Universities on December 26, 2017.The project “Model Testing of the Dynamic Behaviors of High-speed Trains”, conducted by a research team led by Professor CHEN Yunmin and Professor BIAN Xuecheng with... READ MORE |
ZJU rings in 2018 with a huge festival for students2018-01-03Memorable Moment: The Student Festival culminated with an exciting countdown to 2018.The fourth Student Festival of Zhejiang University kicked off with a spectacular parade on the morning of December 31, 2017.Forty-four floats participated in the parade in celebration of youth. The parade included an impressive performance of dragon & lion dancing, a remarkable display of cutting-edge technolo... READ MORE |
Professor of Education receives letter of thanks from UNESCO2018-01-03Dr. KAN Yue, a professor at ZJU’s College of Education, has recently received a letter of thanks from Ms. Andrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO.In the letter, Ms. Azoulay expressed appreciation of Dr. KAN’s participation in and commitment to the preparation of the future Global Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications.“Throughout eighteen months, your reflectio... READ MORE |
ZJU students on leaderboard at Global AI Challenger2017-12-29Award winners from ZJUFive ZJU students clinched honors at the Global AI Challenger concluded in Beijing on December 21. The contest was co-organized by three leading Chinese companies in artificial intelligence, namely Sogou, Sinovation Ventures and Bytedance.The contest provided participants with a large open dataset and set up the following five tracks: English-Chinese Simultaneous Interpretati... READ MORE |
ZJU releases first big database of Chinese households2017-12-28A special database focusing on Chinese households was officially released at Zhejiang University on December 25. This is China’s first database integrating offline sample survey data, Internet-based big data and data from governments and administrative agencies.The Big Database of Chinese Households includes the basic data concerning tens of thousands of urban and rural households in China, inclu... READ MORE |
Scientists develop ultrafast battery with quarter-million cycle life2017-12-28LED lights powered by ultrafast batteries designed by ZJU scientistsAluminum-ion battery (AIB) has significant merits of low cost, nonflammability, and high capacity of metallic aluminum anode based on three-electron redox properties. However, due to its inadequate cathodic performance, especially in terms of capacity, high-rate capability, and cycle life, AIB still cannot compete with Li-ion batt... READ MORE |
ZJU experts reproduce 1,500 years of heritage with 3D printing2017-12-28Replicas in Qingdao, Shandong ProvinceWhat's HappeningRecently, three reproductions of Buddhist statues in the Yungang Grottoes, a 1,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site, went on display in east China's Qingdao city. These are new fruits of a two-year program jointly launched by Yungang Grottoes Research Institute, Qingdao Publishing Group and Zhejiang University.In the Media3D pri... READ MORE |
Surgery professor elected into French National Academy of Medicine2017-12-25ZHENG Shuseng (middle), MD, Professor of Surgery and an expert in organ transplantation, has been elected a member of the French National Academy of Medicine. The French National Academy of Medicine announced the election of new members during its annual meeting on December 19, 2017.ZHENG Shusen, a renowned professor of surgery at Zhejiang University and member of the Chinese Academy of Engin... READ MORE |
Researchers solve visual correspondence between two eyes2017-12-21Stereoscopic vision depends on the correct matching of corresponding features between the two eyes. It remains obscure where the brain solves this binocular correspondence problem. Although our visual system is able to make correct global matches, there are many possible false matches between any two images.A research team led by Professor CHEN Gang with ZJU’s Qiushi Academy for Advanced Stu... READ MORE |
Dean of humanities and social sciences visits South Korea, meets with university president and business leader2017-12-20Headed by Professor XU Xiaozhou, dean of ZJU’s Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences and chair-holder of the UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship Education, a ZJU delegation has just concluded a three-day visit to South Korea.From December 11 to 13, XU met with president of Seokyeong University (SKU) and CEO of NCSOFT Corporation to facilitate knowledge sharing and foster cooperation in inno... READ MORE |
ZJU Hosts China-New Zealand Innovation and Commercialization Conference2017-12-18The first China-New Zealand Innovation and Commercialization Conference, co-organized by the University of Auckland and Zhejiang University, was held in Hangzhou on December 12-14.The conference featured an impressive line-up of keynote speakers, including nine fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and opinion leaders from various facets of the innovation ecosystem. It provided a wonde... READ MORE |
Upgrading "Internet Plus" Movie and TV Entertainment2017-12-18ZJU alumna Hodan (right) wont the Best Domentary Award for her film Africans in Yiwu.Online movies and television series have been increasingly popular in China, attracting capital giants into this massvie industry. By the end of 2016, the number of online video users in China had reached nearly 550 million, and the total market volume had reached RMB 60 billion (US$ 9 billion).Against the backdro... READ MORE |