ZJU welcomes new hires at New Faculty Orientation
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ZJU welcomed new faculty and academic staff at the New Hires Orientation held today in the Zijingang campus. Presented by the Department of Human Resources, New Hires Orientation offered a warm welcome to the new and incoming faculty and staff. This whole-day session included opening remarks by president WU Zhaohui. After giving an overall introduction about ZJU, WU encourage them to take the challenges and help position Zhejiang University as an exceptional place for them, the scholars of...
‘Darwin NPU 2’ developed to process information faster
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2019-09-02
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The second generation of the Darwin Neural Processing Unit (Darwin NPU 2) as well as its corresponding toolchain and micro-operating system was released in Hangzhou recently. This research was led by Zhejiang University, with Hangzhou Dianzi University and Huawei Central Research Institute participating in the development and algorisms of the chip. The Darwin NPU 2 can be primarily applied to smart Internet of Things (IoT). It can support up to 150,000 neurons and has achieved the largest-scale ...
“Fast & Furious” at ZJU
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2019-08-30
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If aquatic sports are one of the crowns for Zhejiang University, he is definitely the “diamond” on this crown. He led a rich and fulfilling life with a canoe and a paddle in various competitions, such as Sanhao Cup Aquatic Sports Meeting, Chinese University Dragon Boat Sprint Race, National College Students’ Canoe Sprint Championships and China Dragon Boat Race.He is today’s protagonist—WANG Yingqiang, majoring in ocean engineering and technology.WANG Yingqiang’s “obsession” with honors d...
The 10 big questions concerning “Consciousness, the Brain and Artificial Intelligence”
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2019-08-29
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After several rounds of intense discussions by ZJU experts in philosophy, computer science, neuroscience, psychology and sociology, the 10 cutting-edge and challenging scientific questions were released today with a view to inspiring fresh insights in domestic and international academia and promoting inter-disciplinary research into consciousness, the brain and AI.Question #1: What is the biological basis of consciousness?Consciousness was once confined to philosophy, but with the development of...
Meeting of ZJU-Haining Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Commission held in Haining
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2019-08-28
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On the afternoon of August 27, the meeting of the ZJU-Haining Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Commission was held in Haining. At the meeting, ZJU and Haining City reviewed the progress of partnership and drew up a clear blueprint for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the further construction of a demonstration zone for international education. REN Shaobo (Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Zhejiang University), WU Zhaohui (President of Zhejiang Univer...
ZJU creates first-class learning communities for students
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2019-08-26
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On August 18, Zhejiang University officially welcomed the Class of 2023 into campus. Prior to their arrival, it had renovated residential halls so as to create first-class learning communities for incoming freshmen and promote a sense of unity, experience and acquisition.Every residential hall has a gym, an art studio, a LED display, a student services center and a dormitory refurbishment project. Every dormitory building is also well-facilitated, including a discussion room, a self-study room, ...
2019 SEEEP High Level Ph.D. Summer School held at Zijingang Campus
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2019-08-23
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The Sino-EU Engineering Education Platform (SEEEP)International High Level Doctoral Summer School has been held for five years, with continuous and valuable efforts from all sides. The platform encourages face-to-face exchanges, which many students from China and Europe are always dreaming of." said Professor Yu Zitao, deputy dean of the School of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University.The event is jointly sponsored by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), KTH Royal Institute o...
Welcome the Class of 2023
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2019-08-21
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While Sept 2 marks the first day of class of the fall semester in 2019 at Zhejiang University, the Class of 2023 was officially welcomed to campus on Sunday with a formal ceremony. The annual convocation at the Zijingang Stadium commemorates the start of the academic journey for new students with an opening ceremony. More than 6,300 freshmen were welcomed into the learning community of ZJU by the university leadership.President WU Zhaohui told the students that they should be proud of their acad...
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 ...