
Zhejiang University unveils AI system to serve as research partners
Unlike existing AI research tools, Qiushi Engine is designed to sustain thousand-step reasoning over extended periods.

Unlike existing AI research tools, Qiushi Engine is designed to sustain thousand-step reasoning over extended periods.

A key feature of Zhejiang’s innovation strategy is its “technology vice president” program.

The company generated more than $1 million in overseas sales in 2025, with customers in the Middle East, North America and Africa.

The newly created major is part of a wave of new AI-related disciplines introduced under China’s 2026 undergraduate program catalog released by the Ministry of Education in early May.

Zhejiang University is among the first batch of top Chinese institutions to introduce embodied AI as a new undergraduate major for 2026 enrollment.

Beyond rankings, Zhejiang University has increasingly been viewed as a key innovation powerhouse in China’s sprawling science and technology ecosystem.

Cannabinoid compounds are known to be effective in treating conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and epilepsy, but their clinical use has been constrained by risks of addiction and other side effects.

Heart failure affects more than 64 million people globally, and severe cases still carry a five-year mortality rate approaching 50% despite standard therapies.