The beauty of ancient Chinese art took center stage in Moscow as China served as the Guest of Honor at the 39th Moscow International Book Fair, held from September 2 to 6 at Gostiny Dvor. The event coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and the 25th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. As an important step in implementing the consensus reached by the two h...

From July 16 to 18, 2026, the 37th International Nursing Research Congress was held in Toronto, Canada. Organized by Sigma Nursing under the theme “Discovery into Action: The Future of Nursing Research Starts Here,” the congress brought together more than 1,000 nursing researchers and clinical experts from 45 countries to explore advances in nursing research, clinical innovation, and evidence-based practice.A seven-member nursing delegation from the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Uni...

On August 15, 2026, a nine-member nursing delegation from Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong visited the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) for a day of professional exchange. The program focused on nursing discipline development, talent cultivation, quality and safety, digital transformation, and specialty nursing.FAHZU President LIANG Tingbo welcomed the delegation and highlighted the essential role of nursing in advancing high-quality hospital development,...

In June 2026, Professor He Huang team from the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, together with the team of Professor Mohamad Mohty, member of the French Academy of Medical Science, and several international scholars, published a systematic review titled “Chronic graft-versus-host disease” in the top-tier international medical journal Nature Reviews Disease Primers (impact factor 79.8). Associate Chief Physician Dr. Yishan Ye from Prof Huang’s team is the ...

At the invitation of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Research of Mauritius, a Zhejiang University (ZJU) delegation visited Mauritius from July 22 to 30, 2026, to attend the “International Symposium on Higher Education Leadership, Innovation and Capacity Development”. Comprising Prof. XU Xiaozhou, Prof. KAN Yue, (Dean, ZJU’s CoE), Prof. MEI Weihui (Vice Dean, ZJU’s CoE), Prof. WANG Di (Director, Office of Teaching and Learning of ZJU’s undergraduate s...

The Joint Research Institute for Digital Intelligence and Innovation, established by Zhejiang University (ZJU) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), was officially inaugurated on August 26, opening a new chapter in the strategic partnership between the two universities. REN Shaobo, Chairman of the Zhejiang University Council, and TENG Jin-Guang, President of PolyU, attended the ceremony and jointly unveiled the Institute.REN Shaobo highlighted the productive partnership the two unive...

On the morning of August 28, U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University, touring the Future Learning Center.Prof. REN Shaobo, Chairman of Zhejiang University Council, introduced the University’s general situation. He noted that Zhejiang University has a long history of academic development and a strong tradition of scientific research, and that the University’s brand of talent cultivation is having a growing global impact. He added that the University enjoys good c...

Why do humans rely on XY chromosomes to determine sex, while birds use ZW — and many reptiles use neither, letting temperature decide instead? Sex determination is remarkably diverse across the animal kingdom. In genotypic sex determination (GSD), sex is encoded in the genome: XX individuals are female and XY males in humans and most mammals, while in the ZW system, found in birds and some reptiles, males are ZZ and females ZW. Many reptiles instead use environment-dependent sex determination (E...

On July 16, Matt Burney, Consul-General of the United Kingdom in Shanghai, led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University. MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University, met with the delegation on Zijingang Campus, where they exchanged views on advancing China–UK cooperation in higher education.During the meeting, MA Yanming introduced Zhejiang University’s development and highlighted its long-standing commitment to collaboration with the United Kingdom. He noted that Zhejiang University has esta...

On July 14, Tan Chee King, Consul-General of Singapore in Shanghai, led a delegation on a visit to Zhejiang University. GU Zhen, Associate Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the delegation and held talks on expanding bilateral cooperation.During the meeting, GU Zhen introduced Zhejiang University’s academic strengths, innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurship initiatives. He highlighted Zhejiang University’s extensive collaboration with leading Singaporean universities and institu...