A delegation led by Prof. HE Lianzhen, Vice President of Zhejiang University, paid a visit to University College London (UCL), SOAS University of London (SOAS), Imperial College London, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) with a view to deepening partnership between ZJU and world-class universities in England and Germany.On the morning of September 23, HE Lianzhen met with Dr. Dame Nicola Brewer, ViceProvost (International) of UCL. Both parties reviewed a s...

On September 17, the Sino-Norwegian Center for the Study of Society and Environment (SINORSE) was announced to be officially established by Zhejiang University and the University of Oslo (UiO). Meanwhile, the 2019 Sino-Norwegian Workshop on Social and Environmental Research was also hosted.ZJU Vice President HE Lianzhen delivered a welcome speech at the opening ceremony. “ZJU and UiO have long cemented ties between each other, thus promoting the establishment of the Center. I hope that the...

Prof. WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to Europe this week as part of the university’s efforts to strengthen its connections in the region.The university has strong ties with international organizations and further extension on cooperation is one of the important actions of its global strategy – GLOBAL ZJU: CREATE to impact. During this trip,ZJU delegation visited the World Economic Forum (WEF), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), U.N. Institute ...

On July 12 - 18, a total of 54 students from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taiwan Central University, Nanjing University, Beijing Normal University and Zhejiang University took an exciting journey together in the 2019 Eco-Innovation Competition Camp. Supported by the Cross-strait Green University Consortium, the Camp is themed with “Beginning with Soil, Ending with Beauty”.  Based on academic backgrounds and interests， 15 teams were formed to participate in the soil conservation  ...

Over 1,800 leaders, including heads of state and government, business, civil society, academia and the arts, from across the world gathered at the three-day annual meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 on July 1-3. Also known as WEF Summer Davos, this year the meeting was held under the theme of 'Leadership 4.0—Succeeding in a New Era of Globalization'. The meeting allows participants to pool ideas as they seek to achieve sustainable, inclusiv...

The 2nd International Higher Education Forum was held on International Campus yesterday. More than 40 scholars from the University of Edinburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham and University of Southampton joined the forum to share fresh insights on the innovation and opening-up in international education resources.“Globalization transforms the environment where universities perform their missions,” said ZJU President WU Z...

The Cambridge-ZJU Biotechnology Symposium was held at Clare Hall, Cambridge on December 11. The symposium consisted of three sessions: biomimetics, biomedical materials, and biomedical engineering. More than 50 participants from the two universities discussed a suite of common issues in collaborative research endeavours and achieved consensus in multiple aspects.The symposium was organized with joint efforts of the University of Cambridge Strategic Partnerships Office, ZJU Office of Gl...

Jointly 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 operation enjoys a bright prospect,” said WANG Ruifei, secretary of the Party Committee of the Colleg...

A holistic approach of bioprocessing will be beneficial for addressing the issues brought forth by climate change, the President of Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Canada said on Tuesday during a lecture to ZJU faculty and students.“Sustainability is the key towards building a secure future with respect to food, energy and the environment,” said Prof. Vijaya Raghavan.The lecture, part of the Zhejiang University Global Lecture Series, took place at ZJU’s Zijingang Campus on May...