Lord & Lady Bates steps out on ‘Walk of Friendship’
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2019-08-21
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On the morning of August 19, the launching ceremony of Lord & Lady Bates’s ‘Walk of Friendship’ was held on Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University. The 1-month “Walk of Friendship” will start in Hangzhou and end in Wenzhou with the aim of fundraising for charities. WU Jing, vice chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, and REN Shaobo, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Zhejiang University, delivered speeches at the ceremony.Michael Walton Bates is a member of ...
Professor CHEN Liu receives the 2019 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
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2019-08-20
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On August 16, the Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies announced that Prof. CHEN Liu from Zhejiang University/the University of California at Irving and Prof. Kazunari Shibata from Kyoto University are selected as the 2019 Laureates of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics, which is awarded to scientists who have made seminal/pioneering contributions in the field of plasma physics. The S. Chandrasekhar Prize is an internationally authoritative annual prize awarded to ...
ZJU MPA Program earns NASPAA accreditation
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2019-08-14
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On July 31, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) announced that its Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) has accredited five new programs from China, the United States, and Vietnam. The Master of Public Affair at Zhejiang University becomes one of the members in the NASPAA accredited community. It receives a seven-year accreditation decision after going through a thorough review/accreditation process which combines program self-study, revie...
Prof. KAN Yue elected as governing board member of ICUA
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2019-08-12
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On July 30-31, the 1st Meeting of the Governing Board of the International Center for UNESCO ASPnet (ICUA) was held in Sanya City, Hainan Province. Prof. KAN Yue with the College of Education at Zhejiang University was appointed as a governing board member of ICUA at the meeting. Other members included Ms. Sabine Detzel (ASPnet International Coordinator), Mr. QIN Changwei (Secretary-General for China’s National Commission for UNESCO), Mr. CAO Xiankun (Director of Hainan Department of Educa...
The 4th Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Program held in Hangzhou
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2019-08-12
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“The best thing of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Program is that I have a chance to put my knowledge learnt from school into practice by participating in the operation of ancompany,” said ZHU Zhenghao, an economics student at Taiwan Chengchi University.Aiming to share entrepreneurial opportunities and facilitate the communication of students from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Program is a program co-organized by Zhejiang Univers...
Physicists set new record with entanglement of atomic Schrödinger cat states of up to 20 superconducting qubits
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2019-08-10
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Physicists have experimentally demonstrated quantum entanglement with 20 qubits on a superconducting circuit, surpassing the previous record of 12 entangled superconducting qubits. Lead researcher WANG Haohua and co-workers at Zhejiang University, the CAS Institute of Physics, the CAS Institute of Automation and Beijing Computational Science Research Center, have published a paper on their work in a recent issue of Science.Superconducting quantum processor with false-color circuit image sho...
ZJU kicks off #HelloBRI short video contest
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2019-08-09
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Hi ZJUers and our friends around the world! Ready your phones, GoPros, and cameras for our #HelloBRI video contest! We challenge you to best showcase your country/region — everything from food, scenery spots to local culture, anything you think it is worth to share! Amaze us with your widely creative video. Learn more about the rules, criteria, & prizes at http://1t.click/7FmImportant DatesVideo Submission: Now – August 31st, 2019, 23:59 (GMT+8, Beijing)Announcement of Winners: S...
"Feel, Learn and Think" with the 8th Idea Explorer Summer Camp
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2019-08-08
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“The world of future cannot be understood without understanding China. If you want to understand China within a short period of time, this is the program for you,” said a participant at the closing day of ZJU’s 8th Idea Explorer Summer Camp. “In the past three weeks, I got an insider’s perspective of how to do business in China. This is a fantastic experience.” Centered on the theme “Start A Business In/With China”, the 8th Idea Explorer Innovation & Entrepreneurship ...
ZJUers win 4 gold and 4 silver medals at the 11th Chinese Vocal Int’l Competition
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2019-08-07
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The 11th Chinese Vocal International Competition was held on July 26-27 in Singapore. Seventeen students from the Graduate Art Troupe of ZJU performed spectacularly and clinched four gold and four silver medals. The International Chinese Vocal Competition is one of the major activities at the International Chinese Arts Festival (ICAF) which is an authorized and specialized arts festival. This year, the Competition is held in Singapore, attracting approximately 800 contestants.The Grad...
ZJU’s ZHAO receives the ZwickRoell Science Award
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2019-08-06
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Zhejiang University’s ZHAO Yujie has been named the 2018 recipient of ZwickRoell Science Award. The accolade was created to gain new insights in the world of material sciences. ZHAO was presented at the 10th annual Academia Day with the award in Shanghai, China.Her method of in-situ voltage impedance monitoring in magnetic fields lands ZHAO the Third-place. She is the only undergraduate student and other three winners are post-docs with more research experience.Daniel Barba from the Univer...