On 12th April, the delegation from Duke University, led by Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the provost, visited WHU to meet President Dou Xiankang and the academic and staff representative of WHU. Several meetings were held in the WHU Administration Building that afternoon during which the undergoing project and new proposals between two universities were discussed. Delegations of Duke Uni...

On March 8, the QS Global Education Group, based in London, released the QS World University Rankings for the year of 2017. On its latest ranking by subject, WHU Dentistry, ranked 38th among the world’s 900 top universities, which is an unprecedented achievement.The WHU Hospital of Stomatology building​Established in 2004, QS World University Ranking is an annual publication of universi...

The Humanities Building was full of applauses and laugh in the afternoon of April 8, 2017. Lei Jun Scholarship Awarding Ceremony and Entrepreneurship Forum was held in this rainy afternoon. Lei Jun, the scholarship donor and the outstanding alumnus of WHU, impressed the audience by his charisma, which runs through his unparalleled entrepreneurial experience. Lei Jun is appointed as the entr...

Since its inception in 2009, GeoScience Café as an academic exchange platform, has brought together hundreds of teachers, students and science enthusiasts as special guests to address a wide range of topics related to research and personal experience. Many students have benefitted from this noble initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Yang Xu proposed the expansion of GeoCafé by introducing i...

In September 2016, I was surprised to be invited to the International Symposium host by Wuhan University China Institute Boundary and Ocean Studies.Wuhan University China Institute Boundary and Ocean Studies, with the history of ten years, focuses on the study on the boundary issues including resolution of land boundary dispute and cross-border cooperation, maritime delimitation, maritime dis...

“What’s your impression of Wuhan University?” Dou Xiankang, the new president of Wuhan University (WHU) gave a convincing answer to this question after his inaugural ceremony. “The campus is beautiful; the students are enthusiastic; and the alumni are ‘gelivable’ (a word coined by Chinese netizens, meaning ‘awesome’)”. With the beauty of the natural surroundings of WHU widely acknowled...

When you are in full blossom, people are lingering by your side, day or night, cloudy or drizzling. You are always here, in your strong stature, through dark, wind and rain.On day, you cannot take it anymore, falling to the ground and going by with the cold rain.Who will throw a single glance at you?Sighing under the steps of the passers-by, you dream of flying in the ne...

Four students from the School of Urban Design of Wuhan University received the 2017 IF DESIGN TALENT AWARD for their innovative design named Buy Bye Bicycle Station under the theme “Bike-Centered City 2030-Shifting the Traffic Ecosystem”. The winning entry will be featured in the IF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, the IF design app, and will also be displayed at the IF design exhibition in Hamburg.A cr...

On March 22nd, the iConference 2017 co-organized by the school of information of WHU and Sungkyunkwan University was held in Wuhan, China, which represented its debut in Asia, attracting over 500 experts and scholars in information management domain.The theme of the conference boosted “Influence, Extension and Promotion: global cooperation across information community”. The conference repor...

In this rainy spring, cherry blossoms come as expected for their annual appointment with WHU. The charming scenery not only brings joy, but also arouses concerns about campus security. As an open university, WHU has been struggling to achieve a balance between openness and peace, especially during the Cherry Blossom Festival.WelcomeOpenness has been one of the principles to measure the comp...