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24Nov-2022
Freshmen’s class in fresh fields
At 1:00 PM on October 11, 2022, under the leadership of Professors Yang, Hu, and Li, freshmen from the Economics and Management School of Wuhan University (EMSWHU) set out to the Youtian Practical Education Base at Optics Valley, located at the westernmost part of Wuhan, for a special class in the fresh fields to harvest rice, aimed at helping students understand the class theory better and lea...
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23Nov-2022
Wuhan University and University of Dundee hold online meeting on cooperative double degree program
On November 15, Wuhan University (WHU) and the University of Dundee (UoD) held an online meeting to review their cooperative double degree program in architectural studies. Tang Qizhu, vice president of WHU, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Officials from the School of Urban Design, the Undergraduate College, the Office of Finance, and the Office of International Affairs also parti...
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16Nov-2022
Real farmland on campus?
When passing by Cechuanshan Road inside Wuhan University (WHU), the first thing to come into view is lush green farmland divided into several plots. Further in, planted pots in greenhouses appear, some of which are furnished with white covers. Occasionally, students can be spotted wearing waders and sleeves, busying themselves in the fields. Why do such green and white farming fields exist on...
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16Nov-2022
Bright youth making waves
As the sun blazed down from the clear blue sky, giving the pool water a glass-like azure look, the chants and cheers that accompanied the sweating rowers created a melody for a vibrant autumn day. It was the Dragon-Boat Tug-of-War of Wuhan University (WHU) held in the swimming pool on campus on October 22, a breathtaking race that has been in existence at WHU for six years.Scene of dragon-boat ...
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10Nov-2022
Making a large campus smaller: commuting changes improving WHU students’ lives
What is the most important thing in college students’ life? Apart from the romantically infused sight of cherry blossoms in spring and the wisdom imparted by teachers to the studious, commuting remains a common concern. Transportation is significant for a campus that covers 5915 acres, with teaching and living facilities scattered around. Thanks to the efforts of Wuhan University (WHU), severa...
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24Oct-2022
Wuhan University’s Zhongnan Hospital successfully implants China’s first total magnetic levitation artificial heart with independent intellectual property rights
On September 28, Professor Liu Jinping, director of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of Zhongnan Hospital of WHU, and his team successfully implanted a ventricular assistive device for a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. This is the first successful case of implantation completed in Hubei Province following the launch of the first total magnetic levitation artifici...
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19Oct-2022
WHU President Dou Xiankang delivers keynote speech at Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum
The Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum, one of the important activities for the 70th anniversary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), was held on October 6. President of Wuhan University (WHU) Dou Xiankang delivered an online speech themed ‘The era of big upheavals and strategic options for university development’. Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum held ...
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18Oct-2022
Life
Time flies like an arrow. It is the tenth month of the year 2022, and autumn is in full swing. The campus of WHU also becomes lively, filled with sounds of growth, wandering, chatting, honking cars and cheers on the tracks. The October of Wuhan is the time when summer phases into autumn. Pleasant coolness brought by autumn rains dissipates the summer heat. Most plants on campus are still green ...
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18Oct-2022
International civil engineering students engage in field work at Wuhan University Highway Project
Going out of campus and onto the construction site, wearing red safety helmets and orange reflective vests is the sort of life that international students from the School of Civil Engineering at Wuhan University have experienced as interns. The international students grew a lot, combining their prior learning with practice.We are “bricklifters”Guo Buli (Natacha), Jama, and Aristide are studen...
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23Sep-2022
WHU holds internationalization conference, aiming at world-class standards
On the afternoon of September 22, a conference to promote internationalization at Wuhan University was held. Han Jin, secretary of the university CPC committee, and Dou Xiankang, president of WHU, both delivered speeches. Deputy Secretary Huang Taiyan presided over the conference. Tang Qizhu, vice president of WHU, gave a report during the conference. Duke Kunshan University Chancellor Feng You...