On the morning of January 9, China’s 2016 Science and Technology Award, dedicated to honoring distinguished scientists and research achievements, was hosted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council at the Great Hall of the People. Zhejiang University clinched 9 awards, thus ranking 1st in number among institutions of higher learning.This dazzling ‘report card’ includes 1 National Science and Technology Progress Award as an innovative team, 2 second ...

On December 31, 2016, Zhejiang University awarded roughly 25,700 outstanding students and over 1,200 excellent collectives in recognition of their brilliant achievements in the 2015-2016 academic year. Party Secretary Jin Deshui and President Wu Zhaohui presented awards to “Top 10 College Students” and winners of the “Chu Kochen Scholarship” respectively.Jin Deshui took great pride in what students achieved. He expressed his sincere hope that students should be aspiring, liberal-minded, assi...

On December 26, the “2016 Top 10 Scientific Achievements in Chinese Universities” were officially unveiled by the Science and Technology Committee of China’s Ministry of Education. The project of “Theories and Approaches in Hybrid Intelligence Based on Brain-Computer Integration” led by Prof. Wu Zhaohui, and the project of “The Layered System of New Molecules in Liver Transplant for Liver Cancer Patients” led by Prof. Zheng Shusen, were awarded the coveted title.The research team led by P...

On December 21, the Center for Psychological Sciences, Zhejiang University, was established. The Center will be dedicated to cutting-edge research in psychology by capitalizing on the strengths of various disciplines. Prof. Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, and Prof. Ma Shengming, Director of the Center for Psychological Sciences, unveiled the plaque for the Center together.Wu Zhaohui said that psychology is a crucial discipline which studies human mind and behavior and acts as a bri...

 At the IFAMA’s Fall 2016 Board Meeting in Munich, Prof. Wei Baolong became a newly-elected member on the Board of Directors of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA). He has thus become the first Chinese scholar to serve on IFAMA’s Board of Directors over the past 23 years.IFAMA is an international management organization that brings together current and future business, academic, and government leaders along with other industry stakeholders to improve the...

 A planar sheet can be “swollen” into a complicate dimensional shape in an ultrafast way. Scientists term it as ultrafast multi-dimensional processing. This method is invented a research team led by Prof. Xie Tao from the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University. Relevant findings were published in a paper entitled “Ultrafast Digital Printing toward 4D Shape Changing Materials” in Advanced Materials on December 8. It is believed that this invention will open u...

In 2014, Mr. Tang Lixin, Chairman and President of the Shinesun Group, donated 15 million yuan to Zhejiang University Education Development Foundation for the establishment of Tang Lixin Education Development Foundation. He said that he would continue to create an “Oscar” for scholarship. In 2015, he paid a special visit to Beijing in support of the establishment of China-US Business School with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Peking University. He said that he acted a...

On December 9, Yan Jianhua, Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation of John Wiley & Sons Inc. led by Senior Vice President Reed Elfenbein.During the meeting, Yan Jianhua introduced to the guests the overview and disciplinary assets of Zhejiang University and expressed his hope for further cooperation in three aspects: co-publishing journals or special editions; co-hosting academic seminars; and running training sessions for faculty and doctoral candidates regarding paper...

 On November 21, Prof. Norman Scott, Member of America’s National Academy of Engineering and former Vice President of Research and Advanced Studies at Cornell University, was invited to deliver a speech titled “A systems approach to develop sustainable communities”. This speech is part of Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University. Norman Scott began his speech with the definition of sustainable development, elaborated on the...

 At the invitation of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the Zhejiang University delegation led by Executive Vice President Song Yonghua attended an agreement signing ceremony regarding partnership between ZJU and SUTD in the second phase (from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023) on November 29, 2016. Song Yonghua and SUTD’s Provost Chong Tow Chong signed the agreement on behalf of ZJU and SUTD respectively. Also present at the ceremony were Ms Lou Yen Ling, Parlia...