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Chinese and Foreign Faculty and Students Jointly Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival

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

The AI-Empowered New Industrialization Seminar Held

On May 19, theAI-Empowered New Industrialization Seminarand22ndTiankai Innovation Salonwasheld at the Tiankai Higher Education Innovation Park. Zhai Lixin, Vice-Mayor of TianjinMunicipalPeople’s Government, and Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University (NKU), attended the event and delivered speeches. The seminar featured keynote participation by Gong Ke, Chief Expert of NKU Institute of Chinese Path to Modernization, Executive Director of the Chinese Institute of New Generation Artificial Intel

Nankai University Launches New Book The bridge of China-Italy friendship

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

In Dialogue with the Future: Nankai University President Engages with University and High School Students on Exploring the Path of Top Innovative Talent Cultivation

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

Springtime Splendor Meets Scholarly Brilliance at Nankai University

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

A Vibrant Showcase of Cultural Exchange: International Students Engaged in Peking Opera Training at Nankai University

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

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Appointed Honorary Professor of Nankai University

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 Held in Tianjin

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

Nankai Chemistry has entered the ESI global top ten-thousandth, based on the Web of Science Core Collection database

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

NKU Team Cracks the Technical Problem of Pure Red Perovskite LEDs, and the Results Published in Nature

On February 20, Nature, has published the latest research progress in the field of new perovskite ultra-high-definition (UHD) display technology. This led by Professor Yuan Mingjian, Professor Chen Jun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Dr. Zhang Wei, at the College of Chemistry, Nankai University.The paper is entitled “Perovskite heteroepitaxy for high-efficiency and stable pure-red LEDs”. In order to crack the global problem of phase instability in pure red CsPbI3 perovski

2025 New Year’s Message from NKU

As we bid farewell to the past year and embrace the new, we extend our warmest New Year wishes to all students, facultymembers,retired colleagues, global alumni, and friends from all walks of life who have longsupported Nankai University!The year 2024 marked the fifth anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s visit to Nankai University and the 105th anniversary of the university’s founding. Guided by the General Secretary’s expectations, we have steadfastly implemented the guiding principles

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate by Nankai University

Recently,Prof. Sir Anton Muscatelli, President of University of Glasgow, was awardedan Honorary Doctoral Degree by Nankai University. The Awarding Ceremonywas held at the Balitai Campus, Nankai University. With the approval of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, President Prof. Chen Yulu, on behalf of Nankai University, conferred the honorary doctoral degree to Prof.Anton Muscatelliand jointly unveiled the plaque for the “Nankai University-University of Glasgow Joint Research Ce

Nankai Team's Findings on the Mechanism of Anti-tuberculosis Drug Bedaquiline (BDQ) and Its Derivatives Published in Nature

Recently, the top international academic journal Naturepublished online the latest research results of Professor Gong Hongri and Academician Rao Zihe from the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and other collaborators. This research elucidates the molecular mechanism by which BDQ and its analogue TBAJ-587 inhibit the ATP synthase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and reveals the mechanism of their cross-reaction with ATP synthase in humans, which is of great significance for the developme

eScience | First Impact factor: 42.9, established by Nankai University, ranks First among Domestic Academic Journals in 2024 Journal Citation Reports

Recently, Clarivate hasreleased the 2024 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). eScience, an international academic journal co-launchedby Nankai University and KeAi, has the first impact factor (IF) of 42.9, rankingin the Q1 in the two catagoriesof Electrochemistry and Materials Science Multidisciplinary. It ranked first among 45 journals in the field of Electrochemistry, third among 438 journals in the field of Materials Science Multidisciplinary, thirty-first among all journals, and first among domes

Fields Medal Winner Artur Avila Appointed as NKU Guest Professor

Artur Avila, a Fields Medal winner and mathematician, was appointed as a guest professor ofNankai University and gave a lecture to Nankai faculty and students at the Shiing-Shen Chern Lecture. Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, attended the event and presented a letter of appointment to Professor Artur Avila. Vice President Bai Chengming presided over the ceremony.The event took place at the Xingshen Building on Balitai Campus. Hou Zixin, former president of Nankai University; Long Yimin