Robots "Wu & Kong" Showcase Phenomenal Skills on National Geographic Channel
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2016-04-02
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The past few years has witnessed remarkable development in the domain of robotics. Since its establishment in 2001, the Robotics Laboratory of the College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, has made a series of significant achievements in high-speed visual sensing, flexible kinetic designing and precise balance controlling. The table tennis robot system and the soccer robot system have riveted massive attention from various research institutes and mass media both at h...
Prof. Bao Gang Named as SIAM Follow
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2016-04-01
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has announced the SIAM Fellows Class of 2016. Prof. Bao Gang, Dean of the College of Mathematics Science, Zhejiang University, is honored to become a SIAM fellow.Founded in 1952, SIAM is currently the most influential organization in applied mathematics and computational science in the world. The membership of SIAM has grown to more than 14,000. It publishes 16 peer-reviewed journals and holds a series of academic conferences ...
School of Medicine Holds Commencement Ceremony for MBBS International Graduates
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2016-03-29
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On March 23, the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, held a commencement ceremony for international graduates in the MBBS program. A total of 66 students from 14 countries completed their course studies and clinical internships successfully and obtained their bachelor’s degree.Executive Vice President Song Yonghua delivered a speech at the ceremony. He expressed his cordial hope that graduates will contribute all they can to the medical field for all humanity. Wang Li, Dean of the In...
ZJU Delegation Visits Famous Universities in Europe
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2016-03-26
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The Zhejiang University delegation led by Vice President Yan Jianhua visited Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), École Polytechnique, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen), Technische Universitaet Berlin (TUB) and Technische Universitaet München (TUM) to explore the prospects for partnership on March 13-22. On March 14, the ZJU delegation paid a visit to TU/e in the Netherlands and held a talk with Executive Board Chairman Jan Mengelers, Rector Magnifi...
ZJU Delegation Visits Famous Universities in Brazil
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2016-03-24
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The Zhejiang University delegation led by Executive Vice President Song Yonghua visited Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) to explore the prospects for partnership on March 14-19. Meanwhile, together with the ZJU delegation, the University of Bath delegation led by Provost Bernie Morley made a joint trip to USP and UNICAMP in order to strive for bilateral or trilateral cooperation in education and resear...
33 Young Scholars Recruited into ZJU via "1000 Talents Plan"
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2016-03-22
The select list of the 12th batch of the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals was officially unveiled yesterday. Zhejiang University recruits 33 outstanding scholars, thus ranking 1st among China’s institutions of higher learning and research institutes.To attract young talents, ZJU renders massive support in various aspects, such as paychecks, research funds and housing. In 2014, it inaugurated the Talent Introduction & Cultivation Award (the “Bo Le” Award) with a view to encourag...
ZJU Announces Morgenstern as Honorary Professor
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2016-03-18
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On the afternoon of March 16, Zhejiang University granted the title of ZJU Honorary Professor to Norbert Rubin Morgenstern, an internationally recognized authority in the field of geotechnical engineering from Canada, who also delivered a speech titled “The Stability of Earth Structures: Risk and Reliability”.Professor Morgenstern graduated from the University of Toronto in 1956 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering. He studied Soil Mechanics at the Imperial College of Scienc...
Delegation of Rutgers University Visits ZJU
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2016-03-17
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On the afternoon of March 15, Ying Yibin, Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the delegation of Rutgers University headed by Eric Garfunkel, Interim Vice President for International and Global Affairs.Ying Yibin introduced to the distinguished guests the basic information about ZJU, including its history, disciplines, and research funds. He then spelled out in detail the construction of International Campus in Haining and made a special mention of ZJU-UoE Institute and ZJU-UIUC Insti...
How ZJU Influences Me
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2016-03-16
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On March 14, Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, and Zhang Junsheng, Chairman of the Development Committee, made a special trip to call on 7 ZJU alumni in Shanghai, including Dai Lixin, Shen Yungang, Chen Yizhang, Jin Guozhang, Pan Jingfu, Gan Fuxi and Jing Yipeng.Wu Zhaohui briefed alumni on the current situation of our university and the plan for future development while alumni shared their heartfelt gratitude towards ZJU and their optimistic expectations of its future development.“...
Wu Zhaohui Visits Stanford University
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2016-03-11
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At the invitation of Stanford University, the ZJU delegation led by President Wu Zhaohui paid a visit to the Interdisciplinary Biosciences Institute (Bio-X), SRI International and the Department of Computer Science on March 7.On the morning of March 7, the delegation visited Stanford Bio-X and held a talk with Prof. Channing Robertson, the newly emeritus former chair of chemical engineering at Stanford. Stanford Bio-X was founded in 1998 and its mission is to catalyze discovery by crossing the b...