After two year’s rebuilding, the Information Science Library of WHU opened on June 20th, 2016. Though it was a rainy day, quite a few students waited in long queues for its opening. Within several months, this new library has impressed students with its special layout and a series of new services. Located on the central axis of the WHU Information Science Division, the library covers a total...

Last December, WHU School of Political Science and Public Administration held a diplomatic salon. Many WHU professors and students attended the salon. Damian Irzyrk, third counselor of the political section at the Polish Embassy in Beijing and Tomasz Jurczyk, third secretary of the political section were invited to have an interactive discussion on Polish foreign policy. Ethan Robertson, host o...

The cold air in the morning of December 14th did not cool the heat in the meeting room of the WHU Office of International Affairs. In this room, the meeting between the visiting editorial team of Nature and the attending representatives of science-related disciplines in WHU was successfully held. Nature magazineFirst published on November 4th 1869 in the UK, Nature has now become one of t...

Theatre has always been an indispensable part of human lives, be it Chinese Xiqu, Italian Commedia, Japanese Kabuki, Indian Koodiyattam or English Theatre. It is a visual construction with costumes, lighting and sound along with artistic interpretation of play texts, cultivating a sense of shared purpose among performers and audiences. British theatre, in particular, has a long and rich history...

This November, WHU Qingdao Alumni Association launched a “book crossing” campaign in Qingdao. The “book crossing” is a popular book-sharing activity with strangers in public places. It started in Europe back in the 1960s, and was gradually accepted by the Chinese in recent years. During the first two events, over 360 books were placed on benches, chairs and flower beds for citizens to choos...

There once was a road that crossed great deserts; traversed mighty mountains; braved strong winds and overcame vast oceans. There once was a road that represented a wealth of culture and capital, perpetuating peace and spreading good-will to all within its reach.The road now has a new name — “One Belt One Road”, which symbolizes trust and understanding among countries as well as integrati...

When the book Small is Beautiful by British economist E.F. Schumacher was first published in the 1970s, the world was shocked by his imagination of an ideal society. Back then the resource-intensive industrial civilization was prevailing. 40 years later, when Jack Ma (chairman of Alibaba) delivered his speech under the same title of Schumacher’s book at the APEC summit, the internet industry w...

To get deeply immersed in a foreign culture is no picnic, especially for foreigners who wish to appreciate Chinese artworks with extensive and often profound meanings. However, this miracle happened in the old library of Wuhan University (WHU) where the “Famous Masterpiece Recitals” was held on 29 November. In this show, more than 20 classical works, including ancient and modern Chinese poems...

The third annual WHU Alumni Forum opened on November 26th in the WHU Student Center. Executive President Feng Youmei, Vice President Zhou Yezhong, Chief Accountant Ying Weiwei, WHU Outstanding Alumni and members of WHU trustees attended this event. Alumni Chen Dongsheng et al. delivered speeches on the theme of this forum, “the spirit of the craftsman”. Additionally, a donation ceremony and ...

The Golden Autumn Festival of Wuhan University, also called the Luojia Autumn Festival, was founded in 1987. As one of the most famous school-wide large-scale cultural activities in WHU, the Golden Autumn Festival was founded to build a harmonious campus and improve students' sense of unity through artistic and spiritual expression. It includes several sections: costumed acting competition, cam...