On the morning of May 4, 2018, The International Conference onChan & Zen & Seon：The Formation of Chan Buddhism and Its Spread in the World, hosted by the Research Institute for International Chan Culture of Wuhan University and International Zen Research Project, Institute for Oriental Studies of Toyo University, took place at Zhenhua Building, the school of philosophy, Wuhan University. This...

One evening, the History Museum of WHU was so crowded that many students had to resort to standing throughout the entire event. They gathered here to listen to Liu Yuejin’s lecture, which was about his comprehension of Dufu, a poet who exerted a lasting influence on the history of Chinese and Japanese literature.Dufu lived in an era when a multitude of Chinese scholars and poets surfaced while...

In the afternoon of April 25th, the product launch conference of Mi 6X was held at the gymnasium in Wuhan University’s Department of Engineering. The founder of Mi technology, chairman of the company, also an outstanding alumnus of Wuhan University—Lei Jun—came to the press conference.Mi’s product launch conferenceThe conference accommodated a total of 1300 people, including 200 staff memb...

On April 25th, 2018, XiaomiTechnology Co. Ltd.signed an agreement with Wuhan University (WHU) to establish an Artificial Intelligence Joint Laboratory (AIJL). Both parties will give full play to their own advantages for the long-term strategic cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).Present at the signing ceremony were Lei Jun, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, Cui Baoqiu, Chief Soft...

A photograph taken during an Antarctic expedition by Li Hang, a doctoral student from the Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping at Wuhan University stood out in the 2018 Scientist At Work photo contest organized by Nature and his photo was published in Nature on 26th April. The left is Li Hang’s photograph: Space from the AntarcticLi Hang was a member of China's 31st and 32nd Anta...

April 24th, the day when China’s first satellite Dong Fang Hong Ⅰ was launched in 1970, was set up as ‘China Aerospace Day’. Approved by the CPC Central Committee and sanctioned by the State Council in March 2016, the intention of ‘China Aerospace Day’ is to commemorate the achievements of China’s space industry and carry forward the Chinese aerospace spirit. This year, in order to celeb...

The 5thinternational interdisciplinary forum held in Wuhan University aims to build a platform to spark ideas and academic exchange that engages domestic and overseas young scholars, to promote interdisciplinary and academic innovation, and to collaborate with the world's first-class universities in terms of the construction of first-class disciplines. At present, the forum has successfully hel...

On April 23th, the opening ceremony of the 2018WHU Reading Festival was grandly held in the WHU Main Library in honor of the World Book and Copyright Day. This year’s theme focuses on the drama and elocnte arts, aiming to arouse students’ passion for classics through a series of performances, speeches together with sharing sessions.The festival opening ceremony.Wang Xincai, the curator of WH...

On the afternoon of April 13th, the signing ceremony was held in the first conference room of Wuhan University’s executive building. Li Guangwen, Chairman of Hubei Chamber of Commerce of Gansu Province and Chief Executive of Shanghai Rongguang Industrial Company, donated 10 million yuan to the Fund of Talent Recruitment, supporting Wuhan University’s developing strategy of “building a nest t...

News Network (Correspondents Liu Ruotong and Deng Siyu) On April 15, the closing ceremony and award ceremony for the first East & Concord Cup Foreign Moot Court Contest was held at the Wuhan University. The ceremony was attended by Li Qunxing, Vice President of the Higher People's Court in Hubei Province, Li Dajin, member of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the 13th National Committee ...