On October 28th, as darkness fell, thousands of visitors thronged the Meiyuan playground. It was on this day that the 29th Luojia Autumn Arts Festival was in full swing within Wuhan University. Never failing to attract WHUers，this annual event brought audience a visual feast on such an exciting night.To characterize the theme “Dong Fang Hong”, which symbolized power and auspiciousness in a...

Five professors from Wuhan University were elected the award-winners of The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Hence the number of finalists from Wuhan University ranks number 6 among all universities nationwide. It also makes this year the most fruitful year since WHU participated in the event.The five professors are Hu...

The curtains rose for University of Aberdeen Day and Wuhan University International Day in the square of Wanlin Museum on November 1st with Vice President Li Fei declaring the commencement of this event. Vice Principal John Paterson together with the delegation from University of Aberdeen, representatives from British Consulate, leadership from relevant schools and administrations of WHU, teach...

On October 31, the Forum of Higher Education on China-France-Africa French-speaking countries was held in Old Library, Wuhan University. Sponsored by Wuhan University, the forum attracted presidents, experts and scholars from over 20 universities and research institutions. The Forum aims at strengthening trilateral cooperation, establishing an open and effective international platform, promotin...

Based on the theory, methodology and application of Satellite Geodetic Surveying, an outstanding research team led by Li Jiancheng, a Chinese Academy of Engineering academician in the School of Geodesy and Geomatics of Wuhan University (WHU), has successfully earned a spot in the creative research groups, which are assessed and selected by the National Natural Foundation of China. So remarkable...

On October 28th, the United Nations Outreach Program on Human Resources (Wuhan) came to its last stop in Wuhan University.The United Nations Outreach Program on Human Resources was hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China, and organized by WHU in the Wuhan region.On Saturday morning, the main hall of the Humanities Building of WHU wi...

On 15th October, the quiet Sunday campus of Columbia University hided a bustling conference hall in the International Relations Building, where a job fair of Wuhan University was on.“We hope to attract the most talented ones and enable them to realize their dreams in the beautiful campus of Wuhan University.” Dou Xiankang, president of Wuhan University, said in an exclusive interview with X...

Béla Tarr delivering the lectureLast month, Hungarian filmmaking maestro Béla Tarr was invited to speak at the 197th Luojia Lecture themed My Road to Movies. Jointly organized by the School of Arts and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Old Library, the filmmaker was presented with a Luojia Lecture souvenir by deputy secretary Shen Zhuanghai amidst a passionate crowd of art...

Wuhan University and 10 disciplines were selected as first-class university and first-class discipline on September 21st according to the Notification of the Publication of the List of World First-rate Universities and First-rate Disciplines.The Double First-class scheme is a national strategic plan for higher education development after “211 project” and “985 project” expired. It aims to...

Wanlin Art Museum has been decorated for a special exhibition. Starting from September 17, this 42-day exhibition focuses on WHUers’ contribution to the explorations in the South Pole. For the first time, the life of the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) team is displayed from different angles, showing both the tears and joys during explorations. Flags of CHINARE’ s expediti...