Recently, President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella jointly met with representatives of both sides who attended the Conference on the China-Italy Cultural Cooperation Mechanism and the Chinese and Italian University Presidents Dialogue in Beijing. The two Heads of State were briefed by the representatives on the situation of Chinese-Italian cultural and university cooperation. Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, attended the event.The Chinese and Italian University Pres
The “Mitochondria and Immunity” international academic conference was held in Beijing from September 23 to 25. This event was jointly organized by Nankai University’s College of Life Sciences in collaboration with the journals Nature Cell Biology, Nature Metabolism, and Nature Immunology. Co-sponsors included the Chinese Society for Immunology, the National Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Biology, and the National Key Laboratory of Immunology and Inflammation.The conference welcomed 16inte
On the evening of July 1, the 2024 opening ceremony of Nankai University International Summer School was held, during which there were vivid cultural performances of facultyand students from homeand abroad. Chen Jun, Vice President of Nankai University and Academician of CAS, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.The event was also attended by more than 90 people, including experts and scholarsfrom around the world, representatives of Nankai Universitys faculty and students. The ceremony
According to the website of the Ministry of Finance, the World Bank announced important appointments. Zhang Wencai, who received a bachelor’s degree in World Economy in 1982 and a master’s degree in 1986 at Nankai University’s School of Economics, was appointed as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the World Bank, responsible for institutional strategy, planning, budgeting, information technology services, and sanctions systems.Zhang Wencai currently serves as the V
International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18 with the theme of “Museums, Sustainability, and Wellbeing”. At Nankai campus, the third dialogue of “China-Europe-America Museums Cooperation Initiative” was held, which was co-organized by the China-Europe-America Global Initiative and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and Nankai University. Themed “Museums: Bridges of Dialogue among Civilizations”, this dialogue includedthree sub-forums and a number of outstanding people from C
On April 21, the Launch of “IMF 2023 World Economic Outlook”, co-hosted by the IMFs Resident Representative Office in the Peoples Republic of China and the School of Finance of Nankai University, was held at Nankai campus on April 21. Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, attended the event and delivered a speech. Steven Barnett, IMFs senior resident representative in China, delivered a keynote speech to interpret the outlook.The event revolves around the IMF’s latestWorld Economic Outlooke
On the evening of July 18, 2022, the 54thInternational Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2022) concluded at Nankai University, Tianjin. After nine days of competition among 326 contestants from 84 countries and regions, 36 gold medals, 71 silver medals and 103 bronze medals were awarded. In addition, 23 contestants won honorary awards and 41 received the Golden Monkey Award. All four high school students from the Chinese team won gold medals and swept top three.Co-hosted by the China Association for Scie
On November 16, the Teaching Excellence Summit themed Building Knowledge, Transforming Skills jointly held by Nankai University and Times Higher Education was opened. Nearly 50 leaders and renowned experts and scholars from 32 world-renowned universities and higher education institutions in 13 countries and regions gathered as speakers for the conference. The Summitcarriedout a three-day in-depth exchange and discussion over the four topics of Delivering quality education with impact, Engenderin
On March 4, the “World Engineering Day” was held for the second time in history. This year, the main theme was “Engineering for a Healthy Planet”, with a spotlight on the contribution of engineering to the world’s current issues, especially in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. The aim is also to raise public awareness of the important role of engineering in improving human lives and achieving sustainable development.In order to welcome the “World Engineering Day”, Prof. Dr. GONG Ke, the P