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7Dec-2022Building a Sino-French-African higher education community in the New Era—— 4th China-France-Africa Tripartite Forum on Higher Education is held in Wuhan
On November 30, 2022, the 4th ‘China-France-Africa Forum on Higher Education’ was successfully held at Wuhan University with over 100 presidents and scholars from more than 20 universities in China, France and Africa holding a lively discussion on the theme of ‘Building a tripartite community of higher education between China, France and Africa in the New Era’ through online (offline) parti...
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3Dec-2022WHU social practice program Cyan Cherry Blossoms Program receives National Social Practice Brand Project award
Recently, the Cyan Cherry Blossoms Program (CCBP), a summer vacation social practice program of Wuhan University (WHU), was included in the National Social Practice Brand Project list for its contributions in encouraging college students to organize and participate in social practice activities. Since 2021, groups of outstanding WHU students have been selected as interns to serve local governme...
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25Nov-2022WHU in China’s Antarctic Scientific Expeditions
On October 17, three expedition members from Wuhan University (WHU), Yang Yuande, Ding Xi, and Chen Liangyu, departed with the 39th Chinese Antarctic scientific expedition team. Over the course of 40 years, WHU has sent more than 100 people to participate in China’s 39 Antarctic scientific expeditions. Since China’s first Antarctic scientific expedition in 1984, WHU has participated in the co...
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24Nov-2022Freshmen’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-2022Wuhan 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-2022Real 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-2022Bright 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-2022Making 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-2022Wuhan 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-2022WHU 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 ...