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04.28 2025
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
04.21 2025
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
03.27 2025
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
06.06 2025
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
05.28 2025
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
05.21 2025
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
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