Having dedicated himself to the field of genetics and rice biology for over four decades, Professor Zhu Yingguo, one of the most prestigious academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering who is often described as ’the father of hybrid rice HL-type’, died on August 9, 2017 at the age of 78. As a way to commemorate some of his most measurable achievements and to present a more complete fig...

On March 26th, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) notified us that EMS（Economics and Management School of Wuhan University） has been officially recognized and awarded to the EQUIS three-year reaccreditation through the internal review and voting of the accreditation committee.EMS of Wuhan University obtained the EQUIS three-year accreditation in 2016, and applied for re...

The Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress and The Second Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were held respectively on March 3 and March 5 in Beijing. The NPC deputies and CPPCC members from Wuhan University spoke to offer suggestions and advice on central issues of national economic and social development. Let us take...

There is a hint of warmth in the cool breeze of Wuhan, with the continuous rainfall moisturizing the earth. Recent sunny days have invited the blooming of some early cherry blossoms, heralding the arrival of spring. They dot the road with bright pink. Some stand silently on the tip of the tree while others flock to the branches in groups, just like Chinese ink painting. Each flower has her own ...

​On March 17, the Wuhan University Global Health Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Global Health, University of Washington (UWDGH), conducted a workshop in Wuhan with faculty scholars and students who had been part of a China Medical Board (CMB) program with the UW for capacity building in global health. The workshop was funded by the journal of Global Health Research and Poli...

​On March 14, a lecture entitled “Dialogical Difficulty: Re-Reading Plato’s Meno” was delivered by Dr. Ian Leask in the Zhenhua Building of Wuhan University. Dr. Leask is a philosopher from Dublin City University (Ireland) whose main research field is general Western Philosophy, including Plato’s reception in European Philosophy.Dr. Ian Leask is giving the lecture.Dr. Leask started the lec...

The 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject was released on 27th February, covering a total of 48 disciplines. Ranking 257th in the QS World Universit​y Rankings, Wuhan University was rated top 300 in 26 subjects, increasing by 6 subjects compared to last year.List of  WHU subjects ranking top 300 in QS 2019 rankingFieldSubjectQS   2019 rankingArts  & HumanitiesPhilosophy51-100Linguistics...

​On March 5th, 2019 Wuhan University Conference on International Exchange and Cooperation was held. Li Fei, Vice President of the university, along with directors of schools, departments, research institutes and functional departments attended the conference.Li Fei summarized concept and tasks of three phases in WHU’s international exchange and cooperation from 2015 to 2018 and illustrated de...

On March 5th, 2019 Wuhan University Conference on International Exchange and Cooperation was held. Li Fei, Vice President of the university, along with directors of schools, departments, research institutes and functional departments attended the conference. Li Fei summarized concept and tasks of three phases in WHU’s international exchange and cooperation from 2015 to 2018 and illustrated dev...

From February 23rd to 25th ,  Dou Xiankang, president of Wuhan University met the vice president of Paris Diderot University (also known as “Paris 7”), Professor Antoine Cazé and his delegation.Professor Bernadette Bricout, former vice president of Paris Diderot University, also an expert of China’s National Overseas Master Introduction Project, and Dean of the Chinese Department of Paris Di...