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Qiuzhen Lectures

Qiuzhen College emphasizes general education, "Qiuzhen General Education Lectures" is a compulsory part of it. It was proposed and established by Mr.Shing-Tung Yau, the Dean of Qiuzhen College. The lectures covers knowledge from humanistic poetry to astronomical science and technology, from communication and expression to artistic aesthetics. Lectures are held by well-known scholars in various research fields. Qiuzhen College encourages students to enrich thire knowledge system, and follow the steps of these brilliant scholars, enjoy the journey of truth and beauty!

The evolution of Chinese dietary patterns from ancient time -- Starting from the idiom Kuai Zhi Ren Kou (in Chinese 脍炙人口, whose literal meaning is that sliced roasted meat is loved by all people)

SPEAKER：Xudong Hou

EVENT DATE：17 Apr. 2022

EVENT TIME： 15:30

VENUE：West Lecture Hall

Introduction to Chinese poetic prosody: the basics and patterns of Jueju poems

SPEAKER：Yuming Wang

EVENT DATE：5 Dec. 2021

EVENT TIME： 15:30

VENUE：West Lecture Hall

Appreciation and Creation of Poems

SPEAKER：Yuming Wang

EVENT DATE：27 Aug. 2021

EVENT TIME： 8:50-12:15

VENUE：West Lecture Hall

Science History Lectures

A glimpse of the Langlands program

SPEAKER：Yihang Zhu

EVENT DATE：2024.6.3 (Mon)

EVENT TIME： 19:20-20:55

VENUE：Building Hall Lecture Hall

Some highlights from the history of probability

SPEAKER：Yuval Peres (BIMSA)

EVENT DATE：2024.4.29 (Mon)

EVENT TIME： 19:20-20:55

VENUE：Building Hall Lecture Hall

Lectures on History of Science – Lecture 53： Exactly Solved Models

SPEAKER：Xi-Wen Guan

EVENT DATE：2024Apr. 26th

EVENT TIME： 19:20-20:50-

VENUE：West Lecture Hall

Lectures on History of Science – Lecture 51 ：The Second Law of Thermodynamics

SPEAKER：邢向军 Xiangjun Xing

EVENT DATE：2024 Apr. 12th

EVENT TIME： 19:20-20:50

VENUE：West Lecture Hall

Leibniz and Modern Mathematics and Physics

SPEAKER：Jürgen Jost

EVENT DATE：2024.3.25 (Mon)

EVENT TIME： 19:20-20:55

VENUE：Building Hall Lecture Hall

Lectures on History of Science – Lecture 45:：Introduction to Quantum Artificial Intelligence

SPEAKER：Dongling Deng

EVENT DATE：29 Dec 2023

EVENT TIME： 19:20～20:50

VENUE：Room 401，No.2Teaching Building

General Education Courses

Humanities & Histories

Inherit and develope the profound tradition of Chinese civilization, integrate and absorb the beneficial achievements of major civilizations in the world, and cultivate strong humanistic feelings

Aesthetics & Culture

Percept and explorate of different art forms, enhance understanding and conprehension of beauty, and improve aesthetic taste and comprehensive literacy

Societies, Science & Technology

Analyze social phenomena and problems, and cultivate students' ability to understand, explain and solve social problems from multiple perspectives; Explore and think science, engineering and technology related fields, and cultivate students' logical thinking ability and scientific exploration spirit

Characteristic General Education Curriculum

Soul of the Universe

Instructor：Weixin Sun

Course number：14760053

Semester： Fall

Category：Societies, Science & Technology

Summary：Discuss the development of astronomy from the angle of science, religion, society and individuals. Discuss the story of giant scientists, understand their research life, comprehend how individuals are influenced by the historical background.

Mathematics History

Instructor：Shing-Tung Yau, Fields Medallist

Course number：14760042

Semester： Fall & Spring

Category：Societies, Science & Technology

Summary：In the quest to explore the mysteries of mathematics, we need to stop and look back at this long and vast history to make every step forward more solid and sure. Entering the course of history of Mathematics of Qiuzhen Academy.