ZJU-UoE Institute Set to Recruit Biomedicine Undergraduates2016-04-15On April 14, the ZJU-UoE Institute held a formal briefing regarding its enrollment scheme. At the briefing, three professors endeavored to pique students’ curiosity and passion about biomedicine by introducing the latest development in the domain of biomedicine, including regeneration technology, tumor immunotherapy and gene encoding and urged them to do great things for humanity.Prof. Duan Shumi... READ MORE |
ZJU Performs Impressively at 2016 ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference2016-04-12This year’s ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference was held from April 6-9 on Reno Campus, the University of Nevada. Zhejiang University attended two of the seven competitions: the GeoWall competition and the Steel Bridge competition. The ZJU team for the GeoWall competition was comprised of four members, including Fu Lei, Li Ke, Zhuang Yansheng and Yang Songqing while the ZJU team for the Steel Bri... READ MORE |
Eric Maskin Speaks at Academic Masters Lecture Series2016-04-11Mr. Eric Maskin, an American economist and a 2007 Nobel laureate in economics, was invited to deliver a speech entitled “Why Has Inequality Increased in China?” on April 10 at Zhejiang University. It marks the beginning of the Academic Masters Lecture Series in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the university.Eric Maskin is recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson “for havin... READ MORE |
Vision 20 Held at ZJU2016-04-06“Vision 20: International Summit on Global Governance’s New Frontier” (Vision 20) was held between March 31 and April 1 at Zhejiang University. Present at the summit were more than 50 eminent scholars, think-tank leaders and government leaders from various countries and regions, including China, Canada, the USA, Australia, Japan, Korea, the UK, India and Indonesia. ZJU President Wu ... READ MORE |
Prof. Stephen Z.D. Cheng Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series2016-04-04On April 1, Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a professor of the University of Akron, delivered a speech in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series. He shared with the audience his cutting-edge research in his speech titled “Giant Molecules Based on Precisely Functionalized ‘Nano-atoms’: Turning from Crystals to Frank-Kasper and Quasicrystal ... READ MORE |
Robots "Wu & Kong" Showcase Phenomenal Skills on National Geographic Channel2016-04-02The past few years has witnessed remarkable development in the domain of robotics. Since its establishment in 2001, the Robotics Laboratory of the College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, has made a series of significant achievements in high-speed visual sensing, flexible kinetic designing and precise balance controlling. The table tennis robot system and the soccer r... READ MORE |
Prof. Bao Gang Named as SIAM Follow2016-04-01The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has announced the SIAM Fellows Class of 2016. Prof. Bao Gang, Dean of the College of Mathematics Science, Zhejiang University, is honored to become a SIAM fellow.Founded in 1952, SIAM is currently the most influential organization in applied mathematics and computational science in the world. The membership of SIAM has grown to ... READ MORE |
School of Medicine Holds Commencement Ceremony for MBBS International Graduates2016-03-29On March 23, the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, held a commencement ceremony for international graduates in the MBBS program. A total of 66 students from 14 countries completed their course studies and clinical internships successfully and obtained their bachelor’s degree.Executive Vice President Song Yonghua delivered a speech at the ceremony. He expressed his cordial hope that g... READ MORE |
ZJU Delegation Visits Famous Universities in Europe2016-03-26The Zhejiang University delegation led by Vice President Yan Jianhua visited Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), École Polytechnique, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen), Technische Universitaet Berlin (TUB) and Technische Universitaet München (TUM) to explore the prospects for partnership on March 13-22. On March 14, the ZJU delegation paid a visit to... READ MORE |
ZJU Delegation Visits Famous Universities in Brazil2016-03-24The Zhejiang University delegation led by Executive Vice President Song Yonghua visited Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) to explore the prospects for partnership on March 14-19. Meanwhile, together with the ZJU delegation, the University of Bath delegation led by Provost Bernie Morley made a joint trip t... READ MORE |
33 Young Scholars Recruited into ZJU via "1000 Talents Plan"2016-03-22The select list of the 12th batch of the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals was officially unveiled yesterday. Zhejiang University recruits 33 outstanding scholars, thus ranking 1st among China’s institutions of higher learning and research institutes.To attract young talents, ZJU renders massive support in various aspects, such as paychecks, research funds and housing. In 2014, it inaug... READ MORE |
ZJU Announces Morgenstern as Honorary Professor2016-03-18On the afternoon of March 16, Zhejiang University granted the title of ZJU Honorary Professor to Norbert Rubin Morgenstern, an internationally recognized authority in the field of geotechnical engineering from Canada, who also delivered a speech titled “The Stability of Earth Structures: Risk and Reliability”.Professor Morgenstern graduated from the University of Toronto in 1956 with a Bachelor ... READ MORE |
Delegation of Rutgers University Visits ZJU2016-03-17On the afternoon of March 15, Ying Yibin, Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the delegation of Rutgers University headed by Eric Garfunkel, Interim Vice President for International and Global Affairs.Ying Yibin introduced to the distinguished guests the basic information about ZJU, including its history, disciplines, and research funds. He then spelled out in detail the construction o... READ MORE |
How ZJU Influences Me2016-03-16On March 14, Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, and Zhang Junsheng, Chairman of the Development Committee, made a special trip to call on 7 ZJU alumni in Shanghai, including Dai Lixin, Shen Yungang, Chen Yizhang, Jin Guozhang, Pan Jingfu, Gan Fuxi and Jing Yipeng.Wu Zhaohui briefed alumni on the current situation of our university and the plan for future development while alumni shared ... READ MORE |