On April 8th, the first Open Day of Zhejiang University in 2017 was held on its International Campus, which is also the first ever Open Day of the Campus. A series of activities were held including Campus introduction and student recruitment, presentations by Master of Residential College and Deans of Joint Institutes, academic lectures by established professors from partner universities, on-site admissions consultation, and Campus tour. More than 300 students and parents participated in the Campus Open Day activities.
Mr. Wang Dong, Director of Admission Office, ZJU explained admissions policy to students and parents.
Dr. Zhou Jinqi, Director of Academic Affairs Office, International Campus, ZJU gave an overall introduction of International Campus and student recruitment for each program of two Joint Institutes.
Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Master of Residential College, International Campus, ZJU gave a presentation titled “Residential College and Whole-Person Education.”
Professor Ouyang Hongwei, Dean of Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), gave a comprehensive introduction of the Institute.
Professor Philip Krein, Executive Dean of Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC Institute), gave a detailed description about the Institute.
An excellent presentation on “Thinking Like a Scientist: The Role of Design and Creativity” by Mats Selen, Professor of Department of Physics, College of Engineering, UIUC and recipient of 2016 American Teacher Award.
An excellent presentation on “Computing in the Era of the Intelligent Machine” by Professor Sanjay J. Patel from Department of Electronical and Computer Engineering, UIUC.
Professor Ying Yibin, Vice President of ZJU and Executive Vice Dean of International Campus, ZJU, Professor K.C. Ting, Vice Dean of International Campus, ZJU, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Master of Residential College, International Campus, ZJU, Mr. Wang Dong, Director of Admission Office, ZJU, Professor Ouyang Hongwei, Dean of ZJU-UoE Institute, Professor Li Er-Ping, Dean of ZJU-UIUC Institute, and Professor Philip Krein, Executive Dean of ZJU-UIUC Institute interacted with students and parents.
Active participation from students and parents during the questions and answers session
On-site consultation
Students and parents visited Residential College and learned about the Campus design.
Campus tour and dining experience