On July 11, 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum—Theme Forum of University Cooperation was held at Tiankai Higher Education Innovation Park. the SCO Digital Economy University Alliance, initiated by Nankai University and with participation from Chinese universities and counterparts from SCO member states, was officially established.
On the afternoon of July 10, ahead of the 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum, representatives from five universities across SCO member states, visited Nankai University to advance international collaboration in higher education.
Nankai University held the opening ceremony for its 2025 International Summer School at Chern Building on the Balitai Campus on the evening of June 29. Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of Nankai University, delivered the keynote speech. The ceremony brought together distinguished scholars from around the world, alongside representatives of Nankai faculty and students, and was hosted by Li Yuelin, Assistant to the President and Director of the Teaching A
On June 26, the Nankai University-University of Glasgow Joint Graduate School held its 2025 commencement ceremony and degree conferral ceremony on Jinnan Campus.
Recently, a research team led by Professor Duan Feng of Nankai University has successfully completed the world’s first clinical trial using an interventional brain-computer interface (BCI) to assist in the motor function restoration in a paralyzed limb. The breakthrough enabled a hemiplegic patient to regain mobility in the affected limb.
Joshua Zahl, a mathematician widely known for his groundbreaking proof of the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, has been appointed as a Chair Professor at the Chern Institute of Mathematics at Nankai University.Prof.Zahl completed his Ph.D. in 2013 at the University of California, Los Angeles, under the mentorship of Terence Tao. His research centers on harmonic analysis and combinatorics, with particular interests in the Kakeya conjecture, sum-product problems, and the Erdős distance problem
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
On May 19, the AI-Empowered New Industrialization Seminar and 22nd Tiankai Innovation Salon was held at the Tiankai Higher Education Innovation Park. Zhai Lixin, Vice-Mayor of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, and Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University (NKU), attended the event and delivered speeches.
On May 8, the launch event for the new book The bridge of China-Italy friendship: China Today as written by the 1955 Italian cultural delegation(“The bridge of China-Italy friendship ” for short), along with a commemorative event marking the 70th anniversary of the Italian Cultural Delegation’s 1955 visit to China, was held at the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing. It was jointly organized bythe Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing and the School of Foreign Studies at Nankai University, wit
On April 19, arealxed yet inspiring student-facultyseminar was held at the Datong Student Activity Center on the Jinnan Campus of Nankai University. Seated in a courtyard setting, five student representatives of Tianjin high school, 10 student representatives fromNankai University engaged in an open dialogue with NKU President Chen Yulu, discussing the cultivation of top talents with innovation spirit and capabilities.The continuous emergence of top innovative talents is one of the main goalsto
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
On March 22,Joseph Stiglitz, an American economist, professor of Columbia University, and 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economic Scienceswas appointed as an Honorary Professorof Nankai University. Prof. Stiglitz also presented an academic lecture titled“The Resurgence of Global Industrial Policy”at the Chinese Path to Modernization Lecture Seriesat the ChernInstituteonBalitai Campusfor Nankaifaculty and students.Prof. Sheng Bin, Vice President of Nankai University,presided over the conferment ceremony
The 8th International Symposium on Energy Materials Chemistry was successfully held in Tianjin from March 21 to 23, 2025. The symposium, with the theme of “Technological Innovation Powering the Future”, was hosted by the eScience Editorial Officeof Nankai University and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, undertakenby the Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center for Efficient
On March 13th,Clarivatereleased the latest statistical data from Essential Science Indicators (known as ‘ESI’, itis a deep analytical research tool based on the Web of Science Core Collection database.)In the evaluation of the field of chemistry, Nankai University has entered the top ten-thousandth of the world for the first time.At present, Nankai Chemistry has carried out various exchange programs with 331 partners from 46 countries and regions around the world, including student exchange, joi