CONTENTS Message from the Editor-in-Chief As the world becomes increasingly interconnect- ed, the development of intercultural awareness and ZJU NEWSROOM 2 global competencies has become central to the higher education agenda. Here at Zhejiang Universi- ON THE COVER 8 ty, we have been striving to offer an impressive array of global study programs, which our students A BRILLIANT SUMMER have found inspirational and transformative. This summer, over 1100 ZJU undergraduate Voice from Summer students have traveled overseas to participate in a RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS variety of activities, including summer schools, Davos in Dalian BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 12 research internships, and international contests. At 3 INTELLIGENT MACHINE the same time, ZJU offered short-term programs for 14 students from around the world. In this second volume of Connection, we are therefore very pleased SPOTLIGHT ON to present you some snapshots of the students’ brilliant summer. CONGRATS, CHAMPIONS! 16 I invite you to watch for exciting new develop- EMBRACE THE OCEAN 17 ments as we report on ZJU faculty and students in and beyond their academic work here on campus. DISCOVER CHINA IN PARADISE 18 As always, we would also love to hear your FOR ENTREPRENEURS thoughts. INTERVIEW WITH YALE PATT 19 ZJU’s Arts & Humani�es Enter THE Rankings UPCOMING EVENTS 20 5 LI Min, Editor-in-Chief Director, Office of Interna�onal Rela�ons Zhejiang University Editors: CHEN Weiying, AI Ni, YE Ying, TONG Jun Design: YE Fengyi, WANG Yueyi Editorial: Global Communica�ons, The Secret behind Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, an Alpha Male Hangzhou, P.R. China 310058 12 Phone: +86 571 88206210 Fax: +86 571 87951315 Email: newsle�
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