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The International Symposium on Yeh Chiaying and Chinese Poetry Teaching Convenes at Nankai University

November 24 marked the first anniversary of the passing ofProf. Yeh Chiaying, an eminent scholar of classical Chinese poetry. On that day, the International Symposium on Yeh Chiaying and Chinese Poetry Teaching, co-hosted by Nankai University(NKU)and the International Confucian Association(ICA), was held at the Lecture Hallof Shiing-Shen Building onBalitai Campus. The event was attended by over 120 experts and scholars from eight countries and regions. The symposiumwas attended and addressed by

NKU and Oxford: Further Strengthening Collaboration

On November 28th, President Irene Tracey of the University of Oxford led a delegation to visit Nankai University. President Chen Yulu of Nankai University met with the guests at the Haibing Center on Balitai Campus. Attendees included Cao Xuetao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former President of Nankai University; Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Executive Vice President of Nankai University; Zhang Wenzhong, Lifetime Trustee of Nankai Universit

Two Nankai University Scholars Elected as CAS Academicians

On November 21, the 2025 lists of new academiciansforthe Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering werereleased. Chen Yongsheng, Chair Professor at Nankai University, was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Pierre Agostini, an honorary professor at Nankai University, who was nominatedby Nankai University, was elected as a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesChen Yongsh

Nankai University International Student Receives Reply Letter from President Xi Jinping

Recently, President Xi Jinping sent signed reply lettersto 61 young sinologists from 51 countries, encouraging them to continue their sinology research, introduce a real, multidimensional, and comprehensive China to the world, and serve as envoysconnecting Chinese and foreign civilizations. Batbaatar Tserenpuntsag, a Mongolian doctoral student at Nankai University, was among the representatives who wrote to the President and was honored to receive this meaningful reply.Tserenpuntsag excitedly re

Nankai Alumni Association Holds Eighth General Meeting of Members' Representatives

On November 8, the Eighth General Meetingof the Nankai Alumni Association was held onBalitai Campus. Nearly 400 participants attended the event, including heads ofNankai family of schools; representatives of local, industry-based, and academic alumni associations; representatives of year-group council members; alumni from China and abroad; as well as facultyand students from Nankai’s departments and schools.Yang Qingshan,Chairman of the Seventh Council of the Nankai Alumni Associationand Secreta

Nankai University Teams up with Huawei to Establish the “Intelligent Base” Industry-Academia Integration Collaborative Education Base 2.0

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

Nankai University Holds Summary Conference for the 50th Anniversary of Its Environmental Discipline

On October 26, Nankai University held a conference on Jinnan Campus to mark the 50th anniversary of its environmental discipline. More than 300 alumni gathered at the Lecture Hall of the West Building,to celebrate the milestone.The event opened with the solemn playing of the national anthem.Attendees included: Yang Qingshan, Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee; Jiang Guibin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Research Fellow at the Research Center for Eco-Environment

[Tianjin Forum 2025] Tianjin Forum 2025 Convenes in Tianjin

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

Academic Symposium Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Gu Shutang & the 6th Forum on Socialist Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Convened

On October 11, the Academic Symposium Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Nankai University Honorary Professor Gu Shutang the 6thForum on Socialist Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era were held in Tianjin. The event brought together over 200 experts and scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Nanjing University, Fudan University, Wuhan University, Jilin University, Shando

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Visits Nankai University

On October 10, the opening ceremony of the 12thNankai UniversityInternational Competence Capacity Building Youth Campwas held at the Shiing-Shen Buildingon Balitai Campus of Nankai University (NKU). Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the fifth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was invited to attend the ceremony and deliver the inaugural lecture for the program. NKU President Chen Yulu attended the ceremony and delivered an address. The opening ceremony wa

Eiichi Nakamura Appointed as Chair Professor at Nankai University

On October 2, Eiichi Nakamura, Foreign Member of the Royal Societyand Special-term Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, was formally appointed as Chair Professor at Nankai University. The appointment ceremony was held in the Haibing Centeron Balitai Campus, Nankai University. Prof. Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, presented the Letter of Appointment to Professor Nakamura and conferred upon him the university emblem.The ceremonywas attended byProf. Zhou Qilin, Academician of the

Mayor of Melbourne and His Delegation Visit Nankai University

On September 21, Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, welcomed Nicholas Reece, Mayor of Melbourne, Australia, and his delegation at Haibin Center on Balitai Campus. They were accompanied by Luan Jianzhang, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, and Huang Chunyan, Vice President of the Tianjin People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

CAS Foreign Member Prof. Michael Grätzel, Gives Talk on Latest Innovations in Perovskite Photovoltaic Materials at Nankai University

On September 11, Michael Grätzel, a foreign memberof the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells(Nankai University), was invited to delivera lecture entitled The Central Role of Materials Innovation in Perovskite Photovoltaic Evolution at Nankai University.In the lecture, Prof. Grätzel statedthat perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a disruptive technology in the photovoltaic field since their advent in 2009. In just over

Chen Yulu Meets with Chairman of Kazakhstan's National Agency for the Development of Innovations

On September 1, Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, met with Zholdykhan Sanat, Chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan's National Agency for the Development of Innovations (QazInnovations). Both sides held productive discussions on deepening cooperation in areas such as digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI).

2025 International Monetary Forum Holds in Beijing

On July 27, the 2025 International Monetary Forum was held in Renmin University of China (RUC). This event was co-hosted by RUC and Nankai University (NKU), and jointly organized by School of Finance of RUC, School of Finance of NKU, National Academy of Financial Research of RUC, International Monetary Institute (IMI) of RUC, and National Institute for Innovation and Finance of NKU.