Zhejiang University College of Animal Sciences
Summer School Program
Program Objective:
The Zhejiang University College of Animal Sciences Summer School is designed for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students from leading universities worldwide. The program integrates academic lectures, field visits, immersive experiences, and interactive exchange, with the aim of building a global innovation and practice platform.
The program seeks to present China’s achievements in healthy animal production, with Zhejiang Province serving as a representative example, and to highlight both technological advances in the field and the industrial leadership of leading enterprises. It also provides participants with the opportunity to experience exemplary models of beautiful countryside development and rural revitalization, such as Yucun Village in Anji, Zhejiang Province. Through this program, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the College’s outstanding accomplishments in promoting the deep integration of scientific innovation and industrial innovation in healthy animal production, as well as its academic leadership and industry impact in this field.
Program Content：
The College possesses strong industrial resources and has established extensive and in-depth cooperation with leading enterprises in such areas as smart farming, animal nutrition, and animal disease prevention and control. Distinguished experts from industry are invited to serve as off-campus mentors, forming a solid support network for practice-oriented education. The College also maintains long-term exchange and cooperation with many world-leading agricultural universities overseas.
The Summer School features practice modules with distinctive disciplinary characteristics. By offering an in-depth experience of the full animal industry chain, including key sectors such as intelligent farming, innovative feed research and development, biomanufacturing, and biosafety, the program adopts an integrated approach of thematic guidance, scenario-based experience, and interactive discussion. This design effectively combines frontier theory, industrial practice, and cultural understanding, ensuring both academic coherence and intellectual inspiration throughout the program.
Two program formats are offered to accommodate different interests and schedules.
Short Program: 4 days
Long Program: 14 days
Short Program (July)
Program Schedule | |
Time | Content |
Day 1 | Registration |
Day 2 | Opening Ceremony |
Campus Tour and Cultural Activities | |
Day 3 | Thematic Lectures focusing on disciplinary features and frontier directions in agricultural science |
Faculty Meet-and-Greet, offering opportunities for direct interaction with faculty members and introductions to their research areas | |
Student Meet-and-Greet, featuring peer sharing and interactive discussions on academic study, research life, and the campus environment | |
Day 4 | Individual Presentation and Evaluation |
Closing Ceremony | |
Long Program (July 19 to August 1)
Program Schedule | |
Time | Content |
Day 1 | Opening Ceremony |
Ice-breaking Activities and Cultural Activities | |
Day 2 | Thematic Lecture |
Thematic Lecture | |
Days 3 to 13 | Thematic Activities: Visits to Enterprises Theme 1: Smart and Healthy Animal Production in the Intelligent Era Theme 2: Innovation in Feed Nutrition and Biotechnology Theme 3: Animal Health and Disease Prevention and Control Theme 4: Full Industry Chain Integration and Brand Innovation Theme 5: Sustainable Development of Animal Husbandry and Rural Revitalization |
Day 14 | Individual Presentation |
Closing Ceremony | |
Application:
For inquiries regarding the Short Program, please contact
Ms. Chen (+86-571-88982949，chenxuemeng@zju.edu.cn)
For inquiries regarding the Long Program, please contact
Ms. Zhao (+86-571-88982309，zhaojiahe@zju.edu.cn)
