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On November 2, Wenzhou-Kean University held the 2023 Board of Directors Meeting on campus, marking the first offline meeting in four years. The meeting was presided by Mr. Wang Beijiao, Chair of WKU Board of Directors and Secretary of CPC WKU Committee. Chaired by Mr. Wang Beijiao, the meeting unanimously approved several key resolutions, including committee appointments, meeting schedule for academic year 23/24 and a resolution confirming the extension of former Chancellor Wang Li’s term and…

The 8th China University Life Sciences Competition has drawn to an end. The team instructed by Prof. Bo Zhang and Ms. Xuan Zhou of the CSMT of WKU won the national third prize and provincial second prize in Zhejiang with their research project titled “Screening for High Activity Nattokinase and the Study of Key Active Sites.” The project “Investigation of the Mechanism of Bacillus in Atopic Dermatitis” won the provincial third prize.   Part of participanting students who won the prizes   Unveil…

  Wandering in the forest, you may notice fungi of all shapes and colors. Besides the thought that fungi (mushrooms) are poisonous, did you know they can also be used in drug discovery and cancer treatment? Dr. Heriberto Vélëz (Eddy) from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology is dedicated to conducting research on the pathology of fungi and finding breakthroughs in producing anticancer compounds from fungi. Fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, and Italian, Dr. Vélëz l…

Recently, Stanford University has recently released the list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023. Six professors from Wenzhou-Kean University were named on the list. They are Prof. Andrea Gatto and Prof. Imran Yousaf from the College of Business and Public Management (CBPM), Prof. Ali Bahadur, Prof. Puneet Rana, Prof. Sin-Yeang (Ronald) Teow and Prof. Emanuel Guariglia from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology. The list, compiled by the team of Professor John P.A. Ioannidis of…

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet and his delegation embarked on a momentous visit to Wenzhou, marking the first visit in three years. This visit presented a unique opportunity to strengthen the interactions between the two universities, foster people-to-people exchanges between Zhejiang province and New Jersey in the United States, and enhance the longstanding friendship between the two countries. Upon his arrival on March 20, President Repollet wasted no time in meeting with Wenzhou…

  ChatGPT is an artificially intelligent chatbot created by a company called OpenAI and launched in November 2022. The program has more than 100 million monthly active users in just two months and attracted various sides of attention since its launch. These days, more calm, objective and in-depth discussions are needed regarding ChatGPT. Today, we invited Dr. Maryam Cheraghy from the Department of Computer Science to take us through this revolutionary new tool with a professional perspective. D…

People-to-people exchange is an important way to consolidate public support for Sino-foreign relations and improve the level of China’s opening up to the world. Universities are also pioneers in people-to-people exchanges with other countries. Recently, the 3rd list of Zhejiang International Culture Exchange Base was announced by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Information Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Government, in which Wenzhou-Kean University was listed.…

  Dr. Maurizio Vrenna, from Turin, Italy, is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Design at Wenzhou-Kean University who honors this year’s WKU Excellence Award in Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Management, Production and Design from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and has studied at Tsinghua University and Tongji University, both key universities in China. Throughout his career, Maurizio has been involved in the development of innovative products and services for clients such as Ferrari, Ducati,…

September 28: Wenzhou-Kean University officially greeted nearly 1,300 freshmen at a joyous Convocation Ceremony held on Wednesday night at the Stadium of the University. The school leaders, faculty, and staff members gathered together to celebrate the significant moment of the new cohort of WKUers. The Opening Ceremony kicked off with a well-choreographed dance performance, igniting the evening’s atmosphere, followed by the national anthems of the People’s Republic of China and the United Sta…

  9月23日，温州肯恩大学召开“平安护航二十大”暨秋季学期校园安全专题会议。校党委书记王北铰，校长王立，党委副书记、副校长郑晓东、严晓鹏，纪委书记周东，副校长夏彩国、林朝朝及各职能部门负责人参加会议。会议由郑晓东主持。   郑晓东传达了省市各级对在温高校安全稳定工作的要求及部署，对当前学校安全工作提出如下要求：加强党的建设，抓好思想教育；切实提高政治站位；防范非法宗教活动；引导防范网络舆情；加强重点人群管理；常态化风险排查和监测预警；健全应急处置机制；强化校地联动协同。 会上，后勤部相关负责人汇报我校上半年校园安全工作情况及下半年校园安全工作计划，介绍当前校内政治及意识形态安全、疫情防控安全、校园治安、交通安全、消防安全及教学安全开展情况，并分析当前校园安全的薄弱环节，提出应对举措。随后，由学生事务中心、媒体中心、信息技术中心相关负责人就本部门相关安全工作进行汇报。   针对各部门的安全工作汇报，严晓鹏副书记提出三点要求：一是全面压实责任做好校园安全稳定工作，二是加强对重点人群、重点阵地及重要节点的风险排查，三是严格落实国庆值班制度，建立应急协调机制，高效协同，快速应对各类突发…