On May 30, Chinese and foreign graduatesfrom the 2025 cohortatthe School of Foreign Studies of Nankai University gathered with Chinese and foreign facultyto celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and savor charming excellent traditional Chinese culture.The participantsexperienced folk activities including making sachets, weaving mugwort bouquets and colorful strings, and participated in interactive games including pitching-pot, making lacquer fans, and “fishing zongzi”.The event also featured a quiz
Recently, the art exhibition by the 2025 cohort graduates of the Department of Oriental Art as well asthe Department of Art and Design, School of Literature, Nankai University officially kicked off on Balitai Campus.The graduation exhibition of the Department of Oriental Art is held at the first-floor gallery of the Oriental Art Building. The paintings, which cover themes such as landscape, figureandflower-and-bird, demonstratingthe students’ reflectionon the principleof “innovating on the basis
On May 24, Nankai University (NKU) held the award ceremony for the “VolcengineCup” AI Application Innovation Competition (the “Competition”) at the Fansun Buildingon Balitai Campus. Distinguished guestsat the ceremonyincluded:Chen Yulu, President of NKU;Sun Zhiliang, Full-time Deputy Secretary of Tianjin Municipal Education Working Committee;Li Tao, an eminent NKU alumnusand Vice Chairman of Beijing ByteDance Charity Foundation;Lan Shan, Technical Services General Manager of Beijing Volcano Engi
To celebrate the United Nations (UN)s16th Chinese Language Day on April 20, 2025,Nankai UniversityheldInternational Students Culture and Art Festival and the 2025 Chinese Language Dayon April 17. At the event, over 100 Chinese and foreign students participated in immersive experience activities on Chinese character civilization around the theme of Chinese: A gift that transcends time and space, to appreciate the beauty of words and the breadth of culture, and strengthen cultural exchanges and mu
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Delivers a Lectureon the Resurgence of Global IndustrialPolicyOn March 22, Joseph Stiglitz, an American economist, professor of Columbia University, and 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences presented an academic lecture titled “The Resurgence of Global Industrial Policy” at the Chinese Path to Modernization Lecture Series at the Chern Institute on Balitai Campus.Read more athttps://en.nankai.edu.cn/2025/0402/c22795a566094/page.htmDialogue with Fields Medalist E
Agroup of international studentshave been immersed in intensive rehearsals of Peking Opera classics plays. This hands-on training course offers studentsa unique opportunity to experience the charm and rich artistry of traditional Chinese culture.Since 2019, College of Chinese Language and Culture (the “College”) has offered Peking Opera training course through “Sino-Foreign Youth Traditional Chinese Art Practice Baseat Nankai University”. The practicum engages professional instructors to provide
The Nankai University team claimed both the championship and runner-up titles in the AI WILL Space Robot Challenge at the recently concluded World Robot Contest Championships 2024 —Beijing, along with winning the Best Creativity Award.Four teams from Nankai University, all led by Li Wenyu from Professor Duan Feng’s team at the College of Artificial Intelligence, competed in the event.By embracing the philosophy of “enhancingthe global reachof scientific research and translating research findings
The Compiler System Design Contest(Huawei Bisheng Cup)and the Operating System Design Contest, both key components of the 2024 Computer System Development Capability Competition(CSCC), concluded from August 18 to 22 at Hangzhou Dianzi University. Two teams from Nankai University’s Collegeof Computer Science and Collegeof Cyber Scienceunder the guidance of Professor Wang Gang and Instructor Li Zhongwei, excelled among 209 participating teams nationwide, securing first prizesin the Compiler System
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the publication of Thunderstorm, a classic play by Mr. Cao Yu, a celebrated dramatist and alumnus of Nankai University. Recently,facultyand students of the “Drama in Foreign Language” course group of the School of Foreign Studies of Nankai University were invited to perform the classic parts of Thunderstormin Italian and Portuguese at the Cultural Center of the Italian Embassy in China.Picture showing performance at Scene 2 of the Italian version of Thunde
The graduation and degree conferralceremony forthe 2024 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students of Nankai University were held atBalitai Campus and Jinnan Campus on June 20 and 21. University leaders Yang Qingshan, Chen Yulu, Yang Kexin, Chen Jun, Liang Qi, Niu Wenli, Sheng Bin, Fang Yongchun, Zhu Shoufei, and representatives of the University’s Degree Evaluation Committee and heads of various colleges and schools attended the ceremony.The ceremony kicked off with the accompaniment of the
Paying tribute to the 90th anniversary of the birth of alumni Cao Yu’s classic playIn honor of the 90th anniversary of the Chinese seminal play Thunderstormby the celebrated playwright and Nankai University alumnus Mr. Cao Yu, the Beijing People’s Art Theatre (BPAT) has organized a special series of events themed around this classic work on May 18 and 19, 2024. Nankai University, Mr. Cao’s esteemed alma mater, was invited to showcase its multilingual rendition of Thunderstorm.More than 60 facult
The finals of the 5th National College StudentsMunicipal Environment Innovation and Practice Ability Competition, co-sponsored by Harbin Institute of Technology, Tongji University and Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited, was held in Harbin. The student team of Nankai University won the grandprize for the group, and the instructors Zhang He and Bao Yueping won the distinguished instructor award.The competition drew 867 teams with 2,601 students from 236 universities of 5 divisions, includingE
Recently, the final of the 15thChinese Mathematics Competition for College Students washeld in Shandong University. Twelve students from Nankai University’s School of Mathematical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, College of Cyber Science, Nankai Business School and the School of Economics were shortlisted for the final and won a total of 5 first prizes, 5 second prizes, and 2 third prizes.The Chinese Mathematics Competition for College Students is a national high-level discipline competition orien
The 2024 China Jilin Ice Dragon Boat Open took place at Jiangbin Park in Jilin City, Jilin Province. The event attracted many excellent teams from home and abroad. In the fierce competition, Nankai University’s dragon boat team won the championship of the 100-meter, 200-meter straight track races and the aggregate score, the best results for the participating teams.In the winter dragon boat race of the 29th Jilin International Snow,Ice and Rime Festival held concurrently, Nankai University’s dra
The 2024 China Jilin Ice Dragon Boat Open took place at Jiangbin Park in Jilin City, Jilin Province. The event attracted many excellent teams from home and abroad. In the fierce competition, Nankai University’s dragon boat team won the championship of the 100-meter, 200-meter straight track races and the aggregate score, the best results for the participating teams.In the winter dragon boat race of the 29th Jilin International Snow,Ice and Rime Festival held concurrently, Nankai University’s dra