On December 4, a delegation led by Professor Alex Mihailidis, Associate Vice-President for International Relations at the University of Toronto, paid a visit to Zhejiang University. The delegation was warmly received by ZHOU Jianghong, Vice President of Zhejiang University.During the meeting, ZHOU Jianghong outlined Zhejiang University’s recent development, distinctive educational features and academic strengths. He highlighted the significant progress made in joint research and talent cultivat...

At Zhejiang University, two international students—TUNGAMIRAI ERIC MUPONA from Zimbabwe and ABUBAKER ELSIDDIG AHMED ELMUSTAFA ELSHEIKH HAYATY from Sudan—are discovering that their academic journeys are connected to something far greater than themselves. Their studies in China not only bring them closer to the language and culture but also open up unexpected dialogues.Ahead of the 2025 World Chinese Language Conference, Eric joined 60 young sinologists in writing a letter to President XI Jinping....

At 10:30 p.m., just as the main library of ZJU was about to close, a clear chime echoed from deep within the sixth-floor stacks. Leaning against the railing stood DU Liniang with her flowing sleeves, while Romeo’s whispers intertwined with Juliet’s soft replies. This was not a dream, but an immersive performance of A Night in the Guantong Hall unfolding inside the library.As part of Zhejiang University’s “Symphony of Time and Space: Cross-Era Dialogues Between Chinese and Western C...

Guided by the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities theme, which champions disability-inclusive societies for social progress, ZJUI student innovators have channeled their skills in cutting-edge engineering and human-centered design. They have harnessed this fusion to tackle real-world challenges with high-impact, practical solutions.Robotic arm integrated into wheelchair with MR interface(LU Xingru, WANG Yilin, YANG Yinuo, LIN Yunyi)Wheelchair users face numerous challenges when t...

The lights dim, and a soft melody drifts through the classroom — Spring River in the Flower Moon Night. On the screen glows a scroll of misty mountains and winding rivers. For a moment, time bends. The twenty-first-century lecture hall fades away, and students at Zhejiang University find themselves standing beside the painters of the Tang and Song dynasties.This is not a museum experience, but a class — “History of Chinese Painting”, taught by Associate Professor GAO Nianhua from the Departmen...

Oncolytic viral immunotherapy is rapidly emerging as a transformative strategy in solid tumor treatment. Now, a pioneering study by The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) demonstrates—for the first time in humans—the potential of the multi-armored oncolytic virus VG161 to remodel the tumor microenvironment and bring clinical benefit to patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), one of the deadliest and most treatment-refractory liver canc...

The 27th International Council of Museums (ICOM) Conference (ICOM Dubai 2025) was held in Dubai, UAE, from November 11 to 17, 2025. With the theme The Future of Museums in a Rapidly Changing Society, the conference attracted over 4,000 professionals from more than 100 countries and regions. Zhejiang University’s School of Art and Archaeology and Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology (ZJUMAA) sent a 15-member team to attend. As the only Chinese university with an independent boo...

In a special session of the Qiushi Lecture Hall general education series, Zhejiang University warmly welcomed SHAN Jixiang, Director of the Expert Committee of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics and the sixth Director of the Palace Museum, to deliver his lecture “Telling China’s Story through Outstanding Chinese Heritage.” Bringing together students from across disciplines, the course offered an immersive journey into China’s rich cultural heritage, inviting participants to dis...

On November 24, Michael Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to China, led a delegation of envoys from 17 European Union member states, including Germany, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, and Portugal, on a visit to Zhejiang University (ZJU). The delegation was received by President MA Yanming.MA Yanming extended a warm welcome to Michael Christensen and the visiting envoys. He introduced ZJU’s recent development and distinctive features, and reviewed the positive progress ZJU has achieved in s...

On November 20th 2025, the men’s singles final of tennis at the 15th National Games concluded at the Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai. WU Yibing, a master student in Sports and Humanities and Sociology at the College of Education of ZJU, and a member of the campushigh-performance tennis team, defeated Beijing player SHANG Juncheng with the score of 2:1, earning Zhejiang’s first-ever gold medal in men’s singles tennis.In the first set, he started perfectly with...