On the afternoon of September 19, Dr. Li Dak Sum, the Founding Chairman of the Ningbo Residents Association (HK) and a Zhejiang University Trustee, led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University. President Wu Zhaohui extended his warm welcome to the delegation and delivered an address.Dr. Li Dak Sum is an old friend of Zhejiang University. He has rendered generous financial and intellectual support to the infrastructure construction, disciplinary development and talent cultivation of the Universi...

Prof. Lap-Chee Tsui was appointed as Dean of the Residential  College on International Campus of Zhejiang University on September 17. The residential college system on International Campus is one of the key approaches to keeping pace with world-class universities. As a place where students and faculty alike live and study, the residential college is committed to providing students with multi-dimensional education as well as ample communication and practice opportunities. It offers a comfort...

Polyploidization is a prevalent phenomenon during the course of evolution in the plant kingdom. Particularly commonplace in flowering plants, polyploidy is perceived as a defining characteristic of all angiosperm genomes during their evolution and plays an essential role in speciation and genomic plasticity. The Brassica genus contains a diverse range of oilseed and vegetable crops important for human nutrition. Crops of particular agricultural importance include three diploid species, Bras...

Xu Jun is a chair professor of the Cheung Kong Scholars’ Program of China’s Ministry of Education and a distinguished translator. On September 13, Prof. Xu Jun was granted the title of Senior Professorship in Liberal Arts and became a full-time professor in the School  of International Studies. Vice Executive President Song Yonghua extended his cordial welcome to Prof. Xu. “Prof. Xu Jun is our old friend who has made tremendous contributions to Zhejiang  University,” said Song, “T...

In the grand finale of the 3rd National Universities Teaching Contest held on August 28-31, Ying Lan from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology won the first prize on behalf of Zhejiang  Province.The 3rd National Universities Teaching Contest was organized by the National Committee of China’s Educational, Scientific, Cultural, Health and Athletic Organization and hosted by East  China Normal  University. A total of 93 university teachers aged under 30 years old across the ...

On July 16, Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, met with Mr. David Leebron, President of Rice University, and his wife on Zijingang Campus.Wu Zhaohui gave a brief introduction of ZJU’s strategic plan in the coming 5 years and the construction of its international campus. He highlighted that promoting partnership with world-class universities is one of the pivotal initiatives of ZJU. He expressed his sincere hope for deepening cooperation with Rice University in the field of quantum ma...

Superconductors are remarkable materials which lose all electrical resistance when cooled below their "critical temperature". In addition, the electrons in a superconducting material all act in unison, which is called "quantum coherence". This leads to many special properties that are not displayed by ordinary matter, such as so-called "quantum levitation". There are many applications of superconductors, of which perhaps the most familiar are the Magnetic Resonance ...

The National Junior Championships in Athletics was held on June 26-28 in Ordos, Inner  Mongolia. Li Chaoqun, a freshman majoring in athletic training in the Department of Physical Education, cleared 4.15 meters in women’s pole vaulting and thus won a gold medal.

  On the afternoon of June 29, Zhejiang University held the 2016 Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony and the Degree Conferral Ceremony. A total of 2,966 postgraduates (including 963 Ph.D. students and 147 overseas students) embarked on their new journey and headed for their next destination. President Wu Zhaohui extended his best wishes on behalf of the university. “Whatever job you take, innovation is ubiquitous in virtually every field: science and technology, culture, management and c...

The 3rd National U22 Touch Rugby Championship was held at China  Agricultural University on June 10. Zhejiang  University won the mixed shield final with 2 wins and 2 losses in the group round.