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...

A few years ago, while creating a five-year career development plan for myself, I thought about how fascinating it would be to work with the United Nations. Granted, I was enchanted with the idea of it all, more importantly for me, was that working with the UN, would give me the opportunity to support a global cause at the highest level and widest scale, while furthering my career and academi...

In the morning of Sep 26, the “U.S.–China. University President and Think Tank Forum”, as a significant component of the US-China Social and Cultural Dialogue mechanism, were held at Columbia University in the City of New York.Vice Premier Liu Yandong delivered his keynote speech at the forum. On the Chinese side—Chen Baosheng, minister of education; Luo Shugang, minister of culture; Li B...

On September 11, 2017, an array of activities themed “Imparting knowledge on diplomacy and foreign affairs in universities” held in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were set in motion in Wuhan University. Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Management Mr. Liao Liqiang、Director of the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Mr. Deng Li、Director of the De...

In September, the beginning of a new school year, Wuhan University welcomes many new foreign faces lightened by vigor and excitement. They are young students from all over the world that greet each other in their own language and expect a Chinese-style campus life here.The ninth day of this month witnesses the successful holding of the school’s opening ceremony at the Meiyuan Playground in W...

At the end of August, Wuhan University Alumni Entrepreneurs held its General Assembly at Wuhan Intercontinental. The fourth alumni Luojia Forum was marked by the signing of Huangpi strategic agreement which will pool talent and investment for transformation of Huangpi district into a waterfront ecological green city. Chen Dongsheng, Lei Jun, Sun Hongbin, Ai Luming and other 13 prominent WHU alu...

On August 9th, Zhu Yingguo, the academician of CAE (the Chinese Academy of Engineering) passed away in Wuhan at the age of 78.Zhu Yingguo, born in 1939, served as a professor and doctorate supervisor of School of Life Science in Wuhan University. As a renowned geneticist and rice biologist, Zhu pioneered hybrid rice research and laid the foundation of studies in this field. His research ...