Vice President HE Lianzhen: higher education community can play a key role in addressing global challenges
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2022-03-31
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“The higher education community can play a key role in addressing global challenges and advancing the process of sustainable development,” Vice President HE Lianzhen told the webinar, which was held by the International Association of Universities (IAU) and Higher Education Teaching & Learning Association (HETL) on March 29.Prof. He shared ZJU’s sustainability action plan (Z4G) and her insights into the role of higher education leadership in building a more sustainable community.Universit...
Insight@ZJU: Vice President HE Lianzhen shares her vision for building a more sustainable community
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2021-12-17
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[Message from the Editor: In the face of major challenges, concerted actions need to be taken more broadly in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Innovation-driven universities have a greater responsibility to shoulder and a unique role to play in this process. At the invitation of International Association of Universities (IAU), Vice President HE Lianzhen shared ZJU’s practice in sustainability in the newly released issue of IAU Horizons.]Together We Are Building...
Zhejiang University and University of Luxembourg inaugurate joint lab to explore interdisciplinary collaboration
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2021-12-09
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On December 6，the inauguration ceremony of Zhejiang University - University of Luxembourg Joint Lab on Advanced Intelligent Systems and REasoning (ZLAIRE) was successfully held online. The event brought together over 30 delegates from both countries.H.E. YANG Xiaorong, Ambassador of China in Luxembourg, praised the positive role of ZLAIRE in her opening remarks, “The joint lab will provide a brand-new platform for both countries to cooperate in interdisciplinary research and teaching, integrat...
A team of dream builders in Jingdong
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2021-12-05
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[Editor’s note: Today marks International Volunteer Day with the 2021 theme: Volunteer now for our common future. Since 2013, 52 postgraduate students of Zhejiang University have traveled to volunteer in high schools in Jingdong Yi autonomous county, southwest China's Yunnan province, 2600 kilometers away from Hangzhou, where the University is located. The Project of Targeted Support to Jingdong by the ZJU Postgraduate Volunteer Teaching Team was selected by China’s Ministry of Educat...
ZJU and USYD sign MoU to launch a joint lab on sustainable environment
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2021-11-22
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On November 4, Zhejiang University and the University of Sydney signed a Memorandum of Understanding online to establish a joint lab on sustainable environment.Prof. CHEN Baoliang, dean of ZJU’s College of Environmental and Resource Sciences and executive dean of ZJU’s Academy of Ecological Civilization, and Prof. Willy Zwaenepoel, dean of USYD’s Faculty of Engineering, represented each party to sign the agreement. The signing ceremony was also joined by Prof. Katherine Belov, USYD...
Joint Symposium on Frontiers in Organ Transplantation successfully held
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2021-11-16
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On November 12th, the “Frontiers in Organ Transplantation 2021 Joint Symposium” was successfully held in Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The conference was co-chaired by Prof. XU Xiao from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and Prof. Kourosh Saeb-Parsy from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. Prof. HE Lianzhen and Prof. Patrick Maxwell delivered the opening remarksCo-chairmen: Prof. XU Xiao a...
WLA University Presidents Forum highlights Open Science for a sustainable future
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2021-11-03
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With less than 10 years left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Open Science is often deemed as an accelerator and enabler of sustainable and innovative solutions. In this context, what role should universities play in promoting Open Science? How can universities and researchers capitalize on Open Science in a bid to realize the SDGs?In response to these isssues, the 4th WLA University Presidents Forum, co-hosted by Zhejiang University and World Laureates Association, kicked...
Sino-German forum highlights multi-stakeholder approach to 2030 Agenda
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2021-09-27
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The inaugural Sino-German Sustainable Development Forum took place in hybrid format on September 24. The event brought together over 30 experts from both countries under major themes including climate change and environment, new energy materials, green development policies and university-industry cooperation.ZJU’s Vice President HE Lianzhen joined officials and organization leaders at the opening session. She started with an overview of ZJU’s historical and vibrant, ongoing ties with Germany, ...
ZIBS and AIDF ink MOU on fintech
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2021-09-19
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On Sept. 17, Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) and National University of Singapore Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration in fintech research, education as well as incubation. Witnessed by Prof. HE Lianzhen, ZJU's vice president, and Prof. Chen Tsuhan, NUS' deputy president, the signing ceremony took place virtually. Prof. BEN Shenglin, dean of ZIBS, and Prof. Jin-Chuan DUAN, executive director ...
ZJU and UCT reaffirm commitment to SDGs
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2021-06-26
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Zhejiang University (ZJU) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and inked a new university-wide student exchange agreement during a virtual conference held on June 23, reaffirming their shared commitment to sustainable development.President WU Zhaohui and Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng renewed the MoUVice President HE Lianzhen and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Sue Harrison inked the Student Exchange AgreementHighlighting the relationship bet...