Breast cancer has long been one of the major diseases for women. Every year, at least 400,000 patients die of this cancer all over the world. Cases in China account for 12.2% of all newly diagnosed breast cancers and 9.6% of all deaths from breast cancer worldwide.      The research team led by Prof. Lin Aifu of the College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, carries out relevant research in LncRNA. The Hippo pathway plays essential roles in organ s...

    On September 20, Edvard I. Moser, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014, gave a talk titled “Grid Cells and the Entorhinal Positioning System” at Zhejiang University.    Edvard Moser is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist. He is currently a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the director of the Institute for Systems Neuroscience at NTNU. In 2005, Pro...

    At the 25th CEEMAN Annual Conference on September 21, Alenka Braček Lalić, International Quality Accreditation (IQA) Director at the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN), announced that the International Quality Accreditation was awarded to the School of Management, Zhejiang University, for its superb performance in key indicators. The School of Management has thus become the first one to acquire CEEMAN IQA in China.    ...

    The Zhejiang University delegation headed by Vice President LUO Weidong attended the 14th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention on September 15-18 in Yangon, Myanmar. The main theme was “An Opening Economy in Myanmar, A New Epoch in History”. Under the new economic structure of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the “Belt & Road” Initiative, the convention served as a platform to collect new business ideas and exchange views on the direct...

    The 3rd edition of China’s College Students ‘Internet Plus’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held at Xidian University in Xi’an on September 15-18. GeniusPros Technologies developed by a doctoral team in the School of Management, Zhejiang University, came in first with an impressive 740 points. The 6 teams from Zhejiang University clinched 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, thus placing Zhejiang University first in medal standings.&...

    On September 16, Zou Xiaodong, the Secretary of Party Committee in Zhejiang University, met with a delegation led by Bruce Rauner, governor of Illinois. It is the first time that Bruce Rauner has paid a visit to China since he was sworn in as Illinois governor.    There has long been a close tie between Zhejiang Province and Illinois. In addition to business and industry, they expand their partnership in education. Zhejiang University and the Universit...

    On Sept.13th, 2017, Times Higher Education (THE) announced the world university rankings 2018 by subject : Arts& Humanities. For the first time, Zhejiang University is listed on this subject ranking, locking a position in the range of 101-125. Peking University and Tsinghua University are ranked at No.17 and No.48 respectively, leading the universities in Mainland China.     400 institutions were investigated for the ranking this year, up from 100 ...

In response to “the Belt and Road Initiative”, delegates from Zhejiang University visited United Arab Emirates University and American University of Sharjahand in this September, which were led by Prof. Ming Hu, associate Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) and Prof. Lu Wei, Dean of College of Media and International Culture. During the visit, in-depth communications on the current situations and future cooperation were exchanged in the fields of humanities and social ...

    For the second time, Zhejiang University has been placed in the world’s top 50 for the employability of its graduates. In the new QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2018 released on September 12, ZJU was ranked 4th in China and 38th in the world. Our skilled, high-achieving graduates from ZJU are recognized by global employers and they excel on their fields. Our graduates benefit from ZJU’s entrepreneurial spirit, student-oriented career services and long-stan...

    In late August, HOME, a marine life cleaning robot developed by Zhejiang University, succeeded in its first trial operation in the Pinghu oil and gas field in the East China Sea. It is the first time that a specialized robot has been used to clean marine life on the jacket system of oil drills.    Due to the tides, the surface of the steel pipeline is in constant contact with air and water, thus accelerating the proliferation and growth of such sea lif...