
On October 23, Nankai University (NKU) welcomed a 45-member faculty delegation from Cheju Halla University, the Republic of Korea, led by Shin Wui-Kyung, Vice President for International Affairs, Ko Seok-Yong, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Lee Young-Joon, Vice President for Planning and Management. The delegation was received by Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of NKU, on Balitai Campus.

On October 31, theundergraduate team NKU-CHINA from the College of Life Sciences at Nankai University claimed a gold medal at the 2025 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree, heldin Paris. It isthe fourth timethat students from the college secured top honorsat the prestigious competition.As the most influential international event in synthetic biology, iGEM fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among young scientists to address global challenges, drawing participati

On October 29, Nankai University and Genertec signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, and Yu Xubo, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Genertec, attended and witnessed the signing ceremony. The agreement was signed by Fang Yongchun, Vice President of Nankai University, and Jia Dafeng, Vice General Manager and Member of the Leadership Group of Genertec.According tothe agreement, both parties will work together toadhere tothe princip

Recently, the 2025 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application—Embodied Artificial Intelligence Robot Forum was held on Jinnan CampusatNankai University. Fang Yongchun, Vice Presidentof Nankai University,attended the conference and delivered opening remarks. Professors Zhao Xin and Zhang Xuebo from the College of Artificial Intelligence at Nankai University served as conference co-chairs. Nearly 200 participants, including expertsa

A research team led by Professor Zhang Yan from the College of Life Sciences at Nankai University has recently achieved a major breakthrough in plant reproductive biology. The study revealed a key mechanism governing polarity establishment during pollen germination. The research, titled “Rab5 GTPases mediate the targeting of ROP signaling to establish polarity for pollen germination”, was published in the leading international journal Nature Plants.Pollen germination is the critical first step i

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Shuai Ling from the State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University (NKU) discovered that overexpression of the key geneHmgn3in mouse embryonic stem cells can effectively activate the cells’ developmental totipotency, a process functioning through interaction withits downstreamDuxgene family. This study provides novel strategies and models for research in early embryonic development and regenerative medicine. The related findings, enti

Recently, Prof. Luo Jingshan’s research group at the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University (NKU) reported new findings in the field of acidic membrane electrode assembly for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction in Nature Communications. The research team proposed using porous membrane in place of conventional Nafionmembrane to enable highly selective and stable electrocatalytic CO₂conversion under acidic conditions, thereby providing a new soluti

On October 15, Prof. Zhao Minggang from the School of Physics, Nankai University (NKU), in collaboration with Prof.Dong Liaoyuan and Li Haibo from the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as Prof. Ke Baiqian from Zhengzhou University, achieved a breakthrough in experimental measurements of low-energy QCD, based on data samples collected near the strange-charmed meson threshold by the BESIII experiment. The related findings, entitled “Study of φ→K⁺K⁻and K_S^0-K_L

Nankai University (NKU) and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. jointly inaugurated the “Intelligent Base” Industry-Academia Integration Collaborative Education Base and held the Technology Symposium on October 20. The event was attended by Yang Qingshan, Secretary of CPC Nankai University Committee; Zha Jun, Huawei Board Member and President of the 2012 Laboratories; Chen Jun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and NKU Vice President; Fang Yongchun, NKU Vice President; Jiang Xiangzhong, Direc

On October 19, Nankai University (NKU) President Chen Yulu met with Pierre Agostini, the 2023 Nobel Laureate in Physics and NKU Honorary Professor, during his visit to Tianjin for the Tianjin Forum 2025. The meeting was also attended by Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of NKU. The two sides held in-depth discussions on enhancing international cooperation and advancing collaborative research in cutting-edge optics.President Chen extended warm welcome and

On October 19, Nankai University (NKU) President Chen Yulu met with a delegation led by President KimYoosukof the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies in South Korea, during their visit to Tianjin for the Tianjin Forum 2025. The meeting was also attended by Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of NKU, as well as Liang Qi, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee. The two sides held in-depth discussions on co-hosting the forum and implementing

On October 19, Nankai University (NKU) President Chen Yulu met with Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, during hisvisit to Tianjin for the Tianjin Forum 2025. The meeting was also attended by Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of NKU, as well as Liang Qi, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee. The two sides engaged in fruitful exchanges on collaboration in the cultivation of globally competent tale

The State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry (the “Laboratory”) convened its2025Academic Annual Meeting and 40thAnniversary Conference in Tianjin on October 18-19.The event brought together nearly 500 participants, including distinguished scholars, institutional representatives,as well as faculty and students of the Laboratory.The opening ceremony was attended by Nankai University (NKU) President Chen Yulu; Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and NKU Vice Pre

On October 17, Laurent Lafforgue, the 2002 Fields Medalist, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, recipient of the 2025 Chinese Government Friendship Award, and Senior Expert at Lagrange Centre, Huawei Technologies France, was invited todeliver a lecturetitled “What is a point? What is a space?” as part of the Chern Lecture Series at theChern Institute of Mathematics.Prior to the lecture, Nankai University (NKU) President Chen Yulu met with Prof. Lafforgue atShiing-Shen Building. The meeting

Tianjin Forum 2025, co-hosted by Nankai University (NKU) and the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies in the Republic of Korea, commenced in Tianjin on October 19. The forum was centered on the theme “Technological Innovation and Future Cities: Opportunities and Challenges.” The event brought together over 300 distinguished scholars and representatives from universities, research institutes, government agencies, and international organizations across 17 countries and regions, including the United