The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kenya. Over the years, Donghua University has leveraged its expertise in disciplines such as textiles, materials, and design to deepen exchanges and collaboration within the “Belt and Road” network. Recently, a delegation from Donghua Un...

An old Chinese proverb states that a cloth is not woven from a single thread. This implies that to achieve success, human beings need to join hands and help each other in advancing to the next level. That is the case at Kenyas Moi University in Eldoret town where a collaboration with Donghua University has helped in reviving the countrys textile industry.Kenyas textile industry was facing serious ...

Recently, Clarivate released the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for the year 2023. Three scholars from Donghua University, Yu Jianyong, Yang Jianping and Tang Zheng, were found among the finalists.The Clarivate list of “Highly Cited Researchers” is an annual recognition of globally influential natural and social scientists who have made significant contributions to their respective discipl...

The results of the 2023 Academician Co-Option of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering have been revealed. Prof. Sun Yize from the College of Mechanical Engineering at Donghua University has been elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Prof. Qing Fengling, former Vice President of Donghua University, and Prof. Peng Huisheng, an alumnus from...

Recently, the Shanghai Association for Science Tech conducted the selection for the 12th Shanghai Young Sci-tech Talents. After the evaluation process, 30 individuals were chosen for this honor. Researcher and Professor Liao Yaozu from Donghua University was awarded this title in the category of basic research.Award ceremony of the 12th Shanghai Young Sci-tech Talents (the second from right is Li...

Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Postdoctoral Management Committee officially issued the “Notice on the Approval of the Establishment of 510 Postdoctoral Research Stations, Including Philosophy, at Northeast Normal University” (Letter No. 8 of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security [2023]), announcing the list of newly approved postdocto...

Recently, the “Volvo, Vision of the Future” Volvo Youth Innovation Program – Innovation-in-Campus Tour, jointly organized by Volvo and the College of Mechanical Engineering, took place at the Songjiang campus of Donghua University. With the theme of “Innovations in Sustainable Mobility”, this event, featuring both a “Science and Innovation Camp” and an “Innovation-in-Campus Tour”, provided...

In order to promote education and research and contribute to the revitalization of the textile and apparel industry in Africa, the leaders of Donghua University (China) and Moi University (Kenya) decided in 2015 to organize an annual Sino-Africa International Symposium on Textile and Apparel (SAISTA), alternating between China and Kenya. SAISTA has successfully held eight sessions since the first ...

One of the five thematic forums of the main event of World Cities Day,“Urban Environment” Theme Forum and the “4th Shanghai International Forum on Urban Furniture” was recently convened at the Yan’an Road Campus of Donghua University.(Live scene of the event)This forum, themed around “Enhancing Urban Environmental Quality and Building an Ecologically Resilient City”, brought together repres...

To promote the construction of Shanghai as a science and technology innovation hub, strengthen the incubation and construction of world-class science and technology journals, and establish an influential breeding ground for new academic ideas, new scientific discoveries, new technological inventions and new industrial directions in the world, the Conference on High-quality Development of Sci-tech ...

The SCF Sustainability Design Workshop Exhibition was successfully launched on 3 November at Yibu Building, Donghua University West Yanan road campus. The exhibition showcased a fruitful, collaborative outcome of students and staff from Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation (SCF). Centering on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the design workshop and ex...

The International Advanced Fiber Materials Innovation Forum, held in Songjiang district, Shanghai, from October 21 to 22, achieved resounding success both online and offline. Distinguished experts from China and abroad, including Professor Zhu Meifang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, dean for Colle...