A series of academic events under the theme “From Shared History to Shared Future: Cross-Cultural Dialogue in EU-China Relations” were successfully concluded in Rome, Italy. The events were hosted by the renowned European publishing group De Gruyter Brill, and co-organized by the School of Public Affairs and the French Institute of Zhejiang University, together with the Center for Civilizational...

On June 17, Springer Nature, a globally renowned academic publishing organization, held the awards ceremony for the 8th China New Development Awards at the Beijing International Book Fair. The ceremony was attended by Harmen van Paradijs, Global Head of Books and Executive Vice President of Springer Nature; Arnout Jacobs, President of Greater China; Nicola Jones, Director of the SDG Programme; and...

On 12–13 June 2026, the 14th Zhejiang University International Conference on Economics and Finance (2026 International Conference of Economics and Finance) was held at Zhejiang University’s Haining Campus. The conference was jointly organised by the Academy of Financial Research，Zhejiang University (AFR), Financial Institute of Zhejiang Province, the School of Economics at Zhejiang University, t...

Recently, Professor Shen Wei, a Qingshan Young Scholar at Zhejiang University and Qiushi Chair Professor at the School of Public Affairs, has been officially appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading academic journal *Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs*, following an invitation from the publication. Prior to this, Professor Shen Wei had already served as Editor-in-Chief of *Asia...

From May 8 to 10, 2026, the New Connections in International Business Conference 2026 (ZJU-IB2026) was held at the School of Management, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, in Hangzhou. The conference focused on cutting-edge issues such as geopolitical disruptions, technological transformations, the reshaping of global investment landscapes, the resilience of multinational enterprises, and Chin...

Recently, at the invitation of Professor Robert G. Chambers, Editor-in-Chief of *Journal of Productivity Analysis*—a leading journal in the field of productivity research—Professor Gong Binlei, a Tsingshan Young Scholar and Deputy Director of the Tsingshan Institute for Advanced Business Studies, has been appointed as Associate Editor of the journal.

During German Chancellor Merz’s official visit to China (February 25–26), Professor Shen Wei, Qingshan Young Scholar at Zhejiang University, published signed articles in *China Daily* and *South China Morning Post*, offering a multidimensional and in-depth analysis of the strategic significance of this visit and the prospects for the development of China-Germany relations.

Recently, Miao Jianjun, Qingshan Chair Professor at Zhejiang University, was invited by *The American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics* to serve as an associate editor for the journal.*American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics* is a flagship journal of the American Economic Association (AEA) and a leading international journal in the field of macroeconomics. The journal focuses on research into ag...

On December 13–14, 2025, the “Inaugural Conference of the China Macroeconomics Research Alliance and the First Forum on the Independent Knowledge System of Chinese Macroeconomics” was successfully held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Professor Miao Jianjun delivered a speech.