2nd Sino-German Forum concludes, green building a key focus
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2022-06-16
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the China-Germany diplomatic ties. As one of the important events in the Sustainability Action Plan: A Global ZJU for Social Good, also called “Z4G” for short, the 2nd Sino-German Sustainable Development Forum was successfully held online on June 10. Themed on “Empower SDGs with Green Building”, the forum brought together 30 distinguished scholars from China and Germany. They engaged in in-depth discussions on low-carbon concrete structures, building d...
Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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2021-03-24
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Updated as of March 24, 2021 Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Entering into the new decade, the sustainability of our planet remains severely challenged by numerous threats, ranging from natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, to inequality and unemployment, etc.With less than 10 years left to...
At ZJU: Studying away from the U.S. for Chinese students
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2020-09-19
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[Editor’s note: In response to the pandemic challenge, Zhejiang University has collaborated with its partner universities to develop innovative models and reinvent the international exchange programs. As of September 10, the Zhejiang University International Campus in Haining had accepted 300-plus Chinese students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Cornell University. They are unable to pursue their studies in the United States for the time being due to the COVID-19 ...
The 2nd International Higher Education Forum held on International Campus
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2019-03-05
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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...
Eric Maskin unveiled the Maskin Research Center of China’s Economic Development in ZJU
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2019-01-04
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On Dec. 30, 2018, School of Economics held the inauguration ceremony for Maskin Research Center of China’s Economic Development (MRCCED) on Yuquan Campus. Eric Maskin, the 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics and the Adams University Professor at Harvard University, attended the ceremony and delivered a keynote speech on “Mechanism Design Theory”.“The university will lend immense support to MRCCED,” said REN Shaobo, executive vice president of Zhejiang University. “I hope that M...
Ideas to reality: International College Students' Entrepreneurship Invitational Competition 2018
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2018-10-23
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"At first it all began with a simple idea: make running more fun," said LI Chenxiao, CEO of StepBeats and a sophomore from ZJU’s College of Media and International Culture. "One day I heard someone complaining beats in his music doesn’t match his running steps, and it came to my mind that it would be great to have music produced in real time in sync with the runner’s stride."StepBeats, an app enabling its users to make music with AI composing while running, ...
New PIEGL students start their journey at ZJU
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2018-10-05
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“PIEGL is a program that has so much to offer for people like me. It is a program right at the centre of current business global trends of innovation and entrepreneurship. I hope to learn and gain knowledge from the professors and especially my fellow classmates,” said Jo-Anne Zuze from Zimbabwe, one of the new program participants on the welcome ceremony.Jointly developed by ZJU’s International Campus and School of Management, the Program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership...
International students embrace the opportunity of internship at Alibaba
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2018-08-14
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What is it like being an intern at one of the most successful tech companies in China? For Vivian Wong, one of the summer interns at Alibaba, it helps her step out of comfort zone and reinforces her decision to do a PhD after graduation.Departing from Stanford University, Vivian journeyed halfway across the world to Hangzhou for the ZIERIP program, which gave her the opportunity to act as a research intern in the City Brain Project at Alibaba Cloud. Launched by the School of Software Techno...
Turing Laureate Whitfield Diffie joins ZJU as full-time professor
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2018-07-05
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World-renowned pioneer of public-key cryptography Bailey Whitfield Diffie joined ZJU today as full-time professor and honorary director of ZJU’s Institute of Cyber Security Research. His course in cyber security will be open to graduate students in October.Professor Diffie shared the 2015 Turing Award with Martin Hellman for their profound contributions to modern cryptography. Their groundbreaking paper, “New Directions in Cryptography”, introduced a new method of distributing cryptographic k...
Professors share ideas on global engineering education and “Double First-class” initiative
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2018-06-14
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The “Double First-class” initiative is creating opportunities for Chinese universities, and the ZJU-UIUC Institute is forging ahead with the plan to develop its engineering education with global vision. Three members of ZJUI (ZJU-UIUC Institute) International Advisory Board spoke on a seminar last Thursday on the issue of Global Engineering Education and “Double First Class” initiative, offering insights on the future of the Institute.Marching towards the goal of excellenceUpg...