Zhejiang University closes for the Winter Break Jan. 18, 2020 - Feb. 15, 2020. The University will reopen on Feb. 16, 2020. Wondering what to do with your free time over winter break? ZJU Global Communications asked faculty and staff across the university for some recommendations.Here are some suggestions to fill your free time.Enjoy time off with family and friends2020 winter break includes Chinese Spring Festival, one of the important holidays for Chinese. It is a time to be home with fam...

2020 marks the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City and the 95th anniversary of the Palace Museum. On January 12, the Palace Museum and Zhejiang University signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation and embarked on a new journey of transforming and developing the Chinese traditional culture in a creative and innovative manner in the new era.In accordance with the agreement, the Palace Museum and Zhejiang University will bring into full play their own assets and promote strateg...

Recently, Zhejiang University set up the School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine. It is the first time that brain science has been specially tailored to undergraduate students in China.  Research into brain science has become a strategic priority all over the world. Foreign universities, including Harvard University and Columbia University, have offered undergraduate programs in neuroscience. How will this emerging subject be offered and developed at Zhejiang University?“Brain science i...

Methanol is an important platform molecule for producing olefins, aromatics and other building blocks for fine chemicals. The energy-intensive conventional route to its industrial synthesis entails reforming of methane to syngas, followed by further conversion to methanol at high pressure. The direct partial oxidation of methane into methanol would be more appealing but is extremely challenging because of methane’s high C–H bond strength, negligible electron affinity, and low polarizability.Ove...

A plethora of insects are currently in dire straits all over the world. Over 70 scientists from 21 countries and regions assert that threats to insects can be lifted. A roadmap for insect conservation and recovery is published online in the January 6 issue of Nature Ecology & Evolution.Prof. ZHU Zengrong from the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology is the only participant from China. He gives priority to the “education for awareness, citizen science and capacit...

China’s biggest and most powerful carrier rocket, the Long March 5, kicked off its latest space mission from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, at 20:45 on December 27, 2019.  During this liftoff, the Shijian-20 communications satellite successfully separated from the upper stage and entered geostationary transfer orbit 40 minutes later. The near 8-metric-ton Shijian-20 is based on the new large DFH-5 satellite bus. It will test Q/V band and laser communications.To faci...

On January 6, the People’s Government of Xihu District and Zhejiang University signed an agreement on comprehensive strategic cooperation. Meanwhile, Xitou Innocenter was inaugurated. “‘Focusing on Zhejiang and serving Zhejiang’ constitutes a strategic foundation for Zhejiang University’s endeavor to build a world-class university. Zhejiang University has long given priority to Xihu District in terms of services. We have yielded fruitful achievements in scientific innovation, pooling of top...

Another year was behind us, and what a year it has been. The realization of 3D bosonic photonic topological insulator. Entanglement of 20 superconducting qubits. Suprising role of peripheral immune cells in anxiety-like behavior. All of this – and more – was part of the groundbreaking work from ZJU researchers in 2019.In a time order, below are the leading research accomplishments published in Nature, Science and Cell for the past year.The world's first three-dimensional photonic topological...

The data is in and the numbers make us proud: According to Zhejiang University Career Outcomes Survey: Class of 2019, undergraduate and graduate students report impressive outcomes. They leave ZJU primed to land employment, succeed in their careers or pursue more advanced degrees. The survey was conducted by the Center for Career and Professional Development. The survey provides insight into the employment or continuing education status for Zhejiang University undergraduates and graduates. Addit...

On December 28, 2019, the 3rd International Youth Forum on the Belt and Road was held in Suzhou. It was co-organized by Zhejiang University Academy of International Strategy and Law,National Judges College, Zhejiang University Guanghua Law School and the International Academy of the Belt and Road, and co-hosted by Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court and Suzhou Association of Judges.“In the process of international cooperation, inclusiveness and inter-connectedness are essential to attainin...