Amidst the misty hills of western Huangyan, the fragrance of freshly pruned tangerine branches drifts through the crisp March air. TIAN Shengke inhales deeply. “It’s another hopeful spring,” he says, surveying the lush groves that now also serve as his open-air laboratory.  A researcher, tenured associate professor, and Ph.D. advisor at Zhejiang University’s College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Tian has taken his work beyond the borders of academia — straight into the so...

Zijingang Campus is draped in fresh spring greenery, as a gentle breeze stirs the air and butterflies dance gracefully among aromatic blossoms. The season of renewal mirrors the spirit of new beginnings, painting a scene brimming with life and promise.On the afternoon of March 31, Zhejiang University held the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025. More than 2,000 graduates stood on the threshold of their next great journey, resolute, ambitious, and ready to take flight like...

On March 21, Peter Harrison, Senior Vice President at Elsevier, led a delegation to Zhejiang University, where they were warmly welcomed by Vice President HUANG Xianhai. The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Office of Global Engagement, Zhejiang University Press, and Zhejiang University Library.During the meeting, Huang provided an update on the university’s recent advancements in scientific research and journal development. He emphasized the strength of the existing coopera...

At Zhejiang University's College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Professor CHEN Hongsheng has spent 17 years teaching Electromagnetic Fields and Waves using handwritten blackboard notes. This time-honored approach has recently sparked enthusiastic discussions on ZJU's online community, with students praising it as their dream university class.Since taking charge of this bilingual course in 2008, Prof. Chen has upheld the blackboard teaching tradition passed d...

As spring paints Hangzhou in its most vibrant hues, the 10th China Collegiate Computing Contest & Mobile Application Innovation Contest kicked off on March 26 on Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University. The event brought together distinguished guests, including REN Shaobo, Chairman of the Zhejiang University Council, and Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, who jointly attended the opening ceremony. Building a global contest brandNow in its tenth year, China Collegiate Computing Contest & Mobile A...

On the morning of March 18, Zhejiang University welcomed a distinguished delegation led by Prinat Apirat, Consul General of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai. Vice President ZHOU Jianghong extended a warm reception, marking yet another chapter in the university’s deepening ties with Thailand.In his remarks, ZHOU Jianghong highlighted Zhejiang University’s distinctive academic strengths, recent developments, and cooperation with Thailand. With 2025 marking the 50th anniversary of dip...

  Micro- and nano-perovskite LEDs promise a new generation of display technology‘Downscaling’, the process of making elementary devices smaller in size, is at the heart of many technological breakthroughs in computing, information display, and human-machine interactions. For example, the downscaling of transistors has accelerated the speed of computers following the Moore’s law.  Similarly, the down-sizing of LEDs based on III-V semiconductors led to the invention of micro...

Dancing robots, patrolling robotic dogs... As the year of 2025 dawns, the world is witnessing an impressive array of “robots” showcasing increasingly advanced technological capabilities. With groundbreaking progress in generative artificial intelligence, the tasks robots can perform have now exceeded the wildest imagination of science fiction. Humanoid robots, capable of handling complex tasks such as companionship, caregiving, and household chores, are now one step closer to becoming a part o...

Each year, Professor YANG Xiaoping and his Quaternary geology research team from Zhejiang University’s School of Earth Sciences set out extraordinary journeys. With their footsteps as their measurement tools and the vast land of the motherland as their laboratory, they traverse China’s rugged terrain, collecting invaluable geological samples. For over a month each year, they dedicate themselves to their fieldwork, deciphering secrets buried beneath the land surface for hundreds of thousands of...

In a bold move to shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) education, five prestigious universities in East China have joined forces to create a groundbreaking “AI+X” micro-major program at Zhejiang University. This collaborative initiative, which brings together Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the University of Science and Technology of China, aims to bridge the gap between AI and a wide range of academic disciplines.The qu...