The past decade has witnessed the fruitful cooperation between Wuhan University and University of Aberdeen, one of the oldest universities in UK since 2006. On the basis of the previous success in “2+2”dual-degree program and student and faculty exchange programs between two universities, a Confucius Institute was co-founded in University of Aberdeen in 2013 after 5 years of preparation. ...

October 22nd, the opening ceremony of the High-end Forum on World-class Discipline Construction and the retrospective on the 60-year development of Geomatics in Wuhan University was held in the student activity center. Hundreds of domestic and foreign experts, including 15 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Science, attended the ceremony.During the forum, Li Xiaohong, the former preside...

On October 28th, after a short visit to the Ministry of Education in Beijing, the vice presidents of University of Dundee, Karl Leydecker and Wendy Alexander with their colleagues arrived at Wuhan University. The delegates had an in-depth exchange of views on WHU-Dundee architecture cooperative education program with WHU counterparts. WHU vice-president Tan Guangming received the delegation....

In the afternoon of October 20th, professor Ye Chusheng from Economics and Management School (EMS) delivered his keynote speech on the standard, academic character and ideology of economic studies to fresh postgraduates from EMS in the Greenwood Lecture Hall. Such introductory speeches for freshmen on academic research principles by eminent specialists are essential components of EMS’s annual ...

There are dozens of different cherry blossom tree varieties in WHU, most of which bloom for just a couple of days in the spring; but surprisingly, the cherry trees in WHU campus suddenly bloomed these days. What most surprises us is that it‘s still autumn right now. The green leaves and white blossom paint a unique picture. But why are we witnessing such a unique scene in autumn? According to ...

Wuhan successfully hosted the 2016 national finals for the second annual Chinese college students’ “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition from October 13th to 15th. Wuhan University was conferred the honor of “advanced collectivity” with all five teams awarded a total of 1 gold medal, 1 silver medals and 3 bronze medals respectively. The gold medal winner was “Reap...

When the white wedding gowns and black suits appeared at the Olympic Playground, when the moisture was mingled with the fragrance of wedding bouquet made of roses and hydrangea, when the air was full of laughter and joy, it was time to take the vow.123 couples decided to kill two birds with one gemstone: celebrate the 123rd anniversary of Wuhan University while tying the knot. The group weddi...

Over five thousand miles away from his home in Vancouver, Canada, Edmund Wai Man Lai had taken up one year of preparatory Mandarin study in Wuhan university. Now he has begun a new term as a postgraduate, starting a whole different journey which is full of unknown challenges and freshness. Edmund (in the middle) with his friends in the East lake, after a short work in a Chinese company, he ...

“Upon its 123rd anniversary, Wuhan University is expected to carry forward its good traditions and hit a new high in the reform and innovation of higher education in this new era. This leads its way to a world class university with Chinese characteristics”, Liu Yandong, the vice-premier of the state council and member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, expressed her wishes and ...

Military training is the first lesson for Chinese college students entering the university. On September 28th, the new students at Wuhan University ended their 17 days of hard training.Valiant standard-bearerThe paradeInstructors watch the parade solemnlyFrom the curious first encounter to the post-training exhaustion, all the way to the end of this emotional ride—we shed bitte...