On May 20, the University Presidents Summit was held at Zhejiang University. Nearly 100 presidents and representatives from roughly 40 top universities from across the globe, including the University of Chicago, Peking University, Northwestern University, the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong, gathered to share ideas with each other on universities and society, innovation and the future.“Opening and innovation have become a shared prospect for mankind. Innovation ...

 On the morning of May 21, Zhejiang University hosted a festive celebration dedicated to its 120th anniversary on Zijingang Stadium. It brought together leaders at various levels, distinguished guests from every corner of the world, presidents of more than 30 overseas universities and over 80 domestic universities, alumni as well as faculty and students from across Zhejiang University. Che Jun, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Zhu...

Zhejiang University has released a new promotional video showcasing its unique excellence in education, research and innovation.Watch the video here. (Download HD Version: Zhejiang University Promo 201705.mp4)

 On the morning of May 16, Zhejiang University-Xinchang County Cooperation Promotion Meeting and the signing ceremony of XCC Innovation & Start-up Special Fund were held on Zijingang Campus. Zhejiang XCC Group Co. Ltd. donated 10 million yuan in support of students’ innovation and start-ups at Zhejiang University. The foundation will be channeled into a scholarship for students in the School of Mechanical Engineering, students’ innovation and start-ups in the whole university and the ...

On May 12, 20 Zhejiang University alumni entrepreneurs gathered on Zijingang Campus to co-sponsor the establishment of Zhejiang University Alumni Z20 Foundation. The first-phase amount of the Foundation, which is to be officially operated, totals 1 billion yuan.Party Chief Jin Deshui, President Wu Zhaohui, Vice President Luo Weidong and Vice President Yan Jianhua attended the ceremony and switched on the Z20 light together with participating alumni.Wu Zhaohui pointed out that the university has ...

 On the morning of May 10, Polytechnic Institute of Zhejiang University signed a cooperative agreement with Zhejiang Economy and Information Technology Commission and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. with a view to promoting the deep fusion of education and industry and enhancing intimate university-government-enterprise cooperation.Jin Deshui, Party Chief of Zhejiang University, Zhang Jinru, Director of Zhejiang Economy and Information Technology Commission, and Fang Xiao, Zhejiang Regional Re...

On May 3, Shanghai Seeking Capital Investment Management Co. Ltd., which was founded in 2015 by Zhejiang University alumni, donated a total of 1.1 billion yuan over a 10-year period to set up a special education fund with a view to propelling the construction of Zhejiang University into a world-class university.Present at the donation ceremony were Jin Deshui, Party Chief of Zhejiang University, Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, Wang Yuan, President of Shanghai Seeking Capital Invest...

On May 2, Zhejiang University, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University and Topchoice Medical Investment Corporation signed an agreement to officially launch the establishment of Zhejiang University Eye Hospital. The grand total of investment is estimated to hit 1.8 billion yuan. Zhejiang University Eye Hospital is a high-caliber non-profit hospital jointly established by Zhejiang University, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University and Topchoice Medical Investment Corporatio...

On April 29, the 2017 Sino-US Innovation & Entrepreneurship was co-hosted by Zhejiang University and the Plug and Play Tech Center―a global innovation platform. A galaxy of incubators, entrepreneurs and investors from China and the United States gathered to carry out an in-depth discussion over innovation and entrepreneurship in both countries. Zheng Qiang, Party Chief of Zhejiang University, and Rahim Amidi, founder of the Plug and Play Tech Center, delivered welcome speeches. ZJU’s Schoo...

 The 2017 IAAF World Relays was held in Bahamas on April 23. Xie Zhenye, a postgraduate student of the Department of Physical Education, Zhejiang University, clinched the bronze medal in men’s 4X100 meters relay race together with Tang Xingqiang, Su Bingtian and Liang Jingsheng. The Chinese team clocked 39.22 seconds to finish third in the final, thus securing a berth in the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.Pictures quoted from tencent sports