On 122nd anniversary of Zhejiang University on May 20, HONGGang, CEO of Shanghai Seeking Capital and Alumni of Zhejiang University made adonation to Zhejiang University Education Foundation to support theconstruction of Institute for Advanced Mathematics and help build a world-classuniversity. On the same day, the Development Fund of Institute for AdvancedMathematics of Zhejiang University Education Foundation was also established.
WU Zhaohui, President of ZhejiangUniversity, awarded HONG Gang a donation nameplate and LUO Weidong, VicePresident of Zhejiang University signed donation agreement with HONG Gang andconferred him a donation certificate. WU Zhaohui, LUO Weidong, Academician LIJianshu from Institute for Advanced Mathematics and HONG Gang jointly unveiledthe Development Fund of Institute for Advanced Mathematics of ZhejiangUniversity Education Foundation.
WU Zhaohui said, in a new integrativewave of scientific, industrial and educational revolutions, basic disciplinesand researches, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography and biology arethe key to future success, a matter of initiative in innovation anddevelopment. Taking this donation as an opportunity, the Institute for AdvancedMathematics was supposed to adhere to first-class standards to establish aleading innovation center of mathematics globally; take advantage of its mechanismto forge the most dynamic special zone for mathematics, and highlightfoundation-oriented principles to drive first-class disciplinarydevelopment.
HONG Gang stated, as a joint alumnienterprise, Seeking Capital was committed to promoting the inheritance ofZhejiang University and making more contributions to the University and nation.
As an outstanding alumni of 1982Department of Thermal Physics of Zhejiang University and CEO of GreatviewAseptic Packaging Company Limited, HONG Gang has been devoted to various programsfor public good of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, and he took theinitiative to establish Seeking Capital, a platform for Zhejiang Universityalumni enterprises, aiming at providing fund and technology to poverty-strickenareas, individuals and enterprises through integration of alumni resources soas to respond to the call of our nation and the University as well as fulfillsocial responsibilities and public good.
LUO Weidong chaired the ceremony andheads of relevant institutions and departments, alumni representatives of relevantenterprises were also present.
(Written by Fan Chang / Photos by Zhu Yuanzhi)