A “Centurial Journey of the Communist Party of China (CPC)” international symposium was held online in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, on June 4, 2021. It was hosted by theUniversity of Congress (Universidad de Congreso) and participated by nearly 30 experts and scholars from the host university, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wuhan University, Hunan University (HNU), and some Latin ...

Tianzhou 2, a cargo spacecraft, blasted off from the WenchangSpace Launch Center in Hainan province, on May 29, anddocked with Tianhe－the recently deployed core module of the country's permanent space station – early the next day morning.Luo Jianping and his smart equipment research team from HNU School of Design undertook the task of industrial design of the new-generation spacesuit “Fei Ti...

The China Society of World Economics (CSWE) held an international trade symposium at HNU on May 28, 2021. The symposium was hosted by CSWE, and organized by HNU School of Economics and Trade and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute. HNU Vice President Xie Chi attended. There were more than 120 participators from over 30 higher learning institutions, research instit...

Beginning on May 13, HNU organized a mass COVID-19 vaccination for faculty and students, based on the principles of fully understanding, willingness, and free of charge. Faculty and students got vaccinated at staggered times in an orderly way.Stadiums in south and Caiyuan campuses were designated as temporary vaccination sites. There were divided areas for waiting, re-examination, inquiry, regi...

On May 5, 2021, Beijing time, the Union International des Architectes (UIA) announced at its headquarters in Paris the winners of 2021 UIA Gold Medal and other prizes.Prof. Lu Jiansong and his team from HNU School of Architecture won the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize for Implemented Architecture Serving the Impoverished, for his practice in Huayao tribe, Hunan Province.UIA awards a Gold Medal and five...

Zhang Chao, professor and doctoral supervisor of the HNU College of Civil Engineering, earnedthe Norman Medal, thehighest honor granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for his contributions to engineering science based on his research paperUnified Effective Stress Equation for Soil.The research was accomplished by HNU as thefirst author affiliation, and Colorado School of Min...