During the inaugural Reading Activity Week in April, Zhejiang University hosted veteran media personality YANG Lan and alumnus suspense novelist Zijinchen for campus talks. Engaging with students and faculty, the two speakers explored the multifaceted value of reading through the lenses of self-understanding and social observation.During her session themed on happiness and self-awareness, YANG Lan proposed that happiness is not an innate gift but a skill acquired through long-term reflectio...

This is the most unconventional General Education course I’ve ever taken, and the one I’m most grateful for choosing. This glowing review, posted on the CC98 forum in October 2025 by XUE Yuhang—a senior at Zhejiang University’s Chu Kochen College—perfectly captures the magic of Million-Cubic Future World. Even more telling is XUE’s dedication: he has audited the class for four consecutive years and stepped up as a Teaching Assistant in 2025, a testament to the course's enduring pull.Laun...

On April 21, MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation led by Tan Chorh Chuan, Chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). The two sides held discussions on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of research outcomes, and jointly witnessed the signing of an agreement to establish a joint laboratory between the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs. The i...

As fragmented reading becomes the norm, how should traditional literature adapt? This April, Nobel laureate MO Yan visited Hangzhou for the National Reading Week series. At the Zhejiang University Alumni Enterprise Headquarters Economic Park, MO Yan engaged in a profound dialogue with LUO Weidong, Director of the Academic Committee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities at ZJU.Facing the global surge of short-form video content, MO Yan refrained from taking a criti...

On April 21, a delegation led by Alvin Tan, Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade & Industry and National Development, visited Zhejiang University. Vice President ZHOU Jianghong met with the delegation.ZHOU Jianghong extended a warm welcome to the guests and introduced Zhejiang University’s overall development, including its academic programs, disciplinary strengths, and distinctive achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship. He also reviewed Zhejiang University’s existing collabor...

On April 1, Zhejiang University welcomed a delegation from Eötvös Loránd University led by Rector Lénárd Darázs. Associate Vice President GU Zhen met with the delegation.GU Zhen extended a warm welcome to Lénárd Darázs and his collegues. He introduced Zhejiang University’s recent development. He described Eötvös Loránd University as one of Zhejiang University’s key partners in Central and Eastern Europe, and expressed hope that the visit would open up new opportunities for practical co...

In early April, Zhejiang University (ZJU) officially kicked off its inaugural Campus Super League (CSL) football tournament. Declared open by ZJU President MA Yanming amid cheers from students and faculty, the highly anticipated event marks a new chapter in the university's vibrant sporting culture.Centered around the philosophy that everyone can play and everyone is a protagonist, the CSL breaks traditional boundaries of age and gender. It introduces innovative, fast-paced 3v3 formats—inclu...

On April 14, Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam, attended the China-Vietnam Forum on Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation held at Tsinghua University.GU Zhen, Associate Vice President of Zhejiang University (ZJU), attended the forum at the invitation of the organizers. During the event, the Memorandum of Understanding signed between ZJU and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP) at Ho Chi Minh ...

Since March, a new culinary star has emerged at the Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University. The Northeast Chinese cuisine window at the Fengwei Canteen has become an overnight sensation, with classic dishes like Guobaorou, Liurouduan, and Iron-Pot Braised Goose drawing massive crowds.Yet, the authentic soul of these dishes didn't appear overnight. It is the result of 200 days of relentless pursuit and meticulous refinement by the ZJU Catering Service team.The project began with the "Fo...

Organoids are three-dimensional cellular constructs generated in vitro from adult stem cells, pluripotent stem cells, or tissue progenitor cells. They recapitulate key structural and functional features of native organs and are widely used in disease modeling, drug screening, and regenerative medicine.On April 17, 2026, a research team led by Professors GU Zhen and YU Jicheng from the School of Pharmacy at Zhejiang University, the Jinhua Institute, and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug D...