Recruitment of International Students
Prof. Seok-Kyoon Kim's Group
@Huzhou Institute of Zhejiang University
I. About Us
1.1 Zhejiang University (ZJU)
. A top-tier "Double First-Class"university in China, ranked 47th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025.
. Control & Engineering ranks top 1‰ ESI globally.
. Located in Hangzhou city- a renowned World Heritage City
Website of ZJU: https://www.zju.edu.cn/
1.2 Huzhou Institute of Zhejiang University (HIZJU)
. Jointly established by ZJU and the Huzhou Municipal Government in December 2020, located in the South Taihu New District.
. HIZJU integrates scientific research, talent development, entrepreneurship incubation, and industrial services.
. Focus Areas: Embodied Intelligent Robotic Systems, Advanced Sensing & Core Components, Aerospace & Marine Equipment, AI-Enabled Industrial Manufacturing
. Hangzhou - Huzhou 20-min high-speed rail link; 1 hr to Shanghai; 20 min to Suzhou.
. Mission: To become an outstanding talent incubator and a highland for technology commercialization.
Website of HIZJU: http://hzi.zju.edu.cn
II. Supervisor
Supervisor: Prof. Seok-Kyoon Kim
. Nationality: Korean
. Title: Professor, PI of Advanced Mechatronic Systems Control Research Center, HIZJU
. Membership: IEEE/ASME Senior Member
. Honors: Listed in Stanford University's "Top 2% Scientists Worldwide" (2021-2025)
. Education: Ph.D. from Korea University
. Experience: Associate Professor at Hanbat National University, Senior Researcher at LG Electronics, Research Professor at KAIST
. Projects: Led multiple Korean national projects (funded by NRF, etc)
. Publications: 72+ journal papers in the past 5 years (ORCID)
. Research Focus: Intelligent servo control, power electronics, robot drives, fault-tolerant motors, 3D-printed motors, transformers
. Key Directions: Adaptive Control | Robust Optimization | Nonlinear Systems | LMI
Profile: http://hzi.zju.edu.cn/site/people?m=c_height_strategy
Co-supervisor: Prof. Xu Chao
. Title: Professor & Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean of College of Control Science & Engineering, ZJU; Director of HIZJU; Founder of ZJU FAST Lab
. Achievements: Led "Aerial Robot Swarm System" featured in the national "Forging Ahead in the New Era" exhibition, collected by the National Museum of China. This work has been featured in Media of CCTV-2, The Times, Science & Technology Daily, etc.
. Awards: 2024 ICBS Frontier Science Award (Theoretical Computer & Information Science)
. Representative Publications: 4 papers in Science Robotics (1 cover), 1 cover in Nature Machine Intelligence, 1 in Nature Communications, plus IEEE, IROS, ICRA, AAAI
. Standards: Leads IEEE international standard project on intelligent UAVs
. Research Focus: Cross-disciplinary Control & Robotics (XCR)
. Directions: Learning-based Dynamics & Control | Trajectory Planning & Real-Time Optimization | Robot Physics & Control | Geometric Mechanics | Robot Learning & Large Models
Full profile: https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/xu
III. Requirements
. Non-Chinese citizens holding a foreign passport
. Age ≤ 35 (flexible for outstanding candidates)
. Bachelor's degree or above before enrollment
. Research background: linear systems, PID/state-feedback, C/MATLAB, DSP, motor control
. Language: English (required); Korean (optional); Chinese (optional)
. Language proficiency: ZJU International Student Language Requirements
. Good physical & mental health; friendly to China; no criminal record
IV. Application Procedure
Step 1: Submit Documents (PDF)
. CV in English - education, work experience, motivation, research plan
. Passport photo page - valid ≥ 31 March 2026
. Notarised degree certificate & full transcripts
. Language test score - GRE/GMAT/IELTS/TOEFL/HSK
. Two recommendation letters - from associate professors or above (with contact & signature)
. Personal research proposal - ≥ 1,500 words
. Publications/patents/awards (if any)
Email to: skkim@hizju.org
Subject: Master/PhD Application + Name + Country + Research Field
Step 2: Interview
Material review → 15-min presentation + 15-min Q&A → Supervisor acceptance → Formal online application
Step 3: Online Application
ZJU operates rolling admissions; scholarship application deadlines vary
Master's: 2-3 years | PhD: 3-4 years
Confirm acceptance with Prof. Kim before applying
Details: ZJU International Admissions https://iczu.zju.edu.cn/admissionsen/
V. Programme Highlights
. Bilingual (Chinese-English) research environment
. Coursework at ZJU Hangzhou + research at HIZJU
. Joint supervision: ZJU professors + institute PIs + industry CTOs
. Global joint-training & exchange (Korea, Europe, USA, etc.)
. Scholarships + assistantship + free accommodation & shuttle bus
. Access to national key R&D projects and top-tier labs
. Outstanding PhD graduates can stay as post-docs or join startups/local enterprises
. Full-chain entrepreneurship support: "one institute - one company - one park - one fund"
VI. Contact
. Prof. Seok-Kyoon Kim
E-mail: skkim@hizju.org
. Ms Diao, Department of Science & Technology Department of HIZJU
E-mail: diaopp@hizju.org
Tel: +86-0572-2025581
Address: Building B1 & B2, South Taihu New Area Sci-Tech Innovation Complex, 818 Xisaishan Road, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
From here, connect to the world and create the future!
Welcome to join us — Innovation Starts Here!
