On 24th September, a delegation from Kent State University in USA, led by the Vice-President, Dr. Steve Michael and the Director of the China Center, Dr. Cai Pei, visited XMU. They were welcomed by XMU Vice-President Dr. Sun Shigang. This was the first high-level meeting between the two universities and meanwhile a co-operation agreement was signed. Dr. Steve Michael said that Kent State University attached great importance to the quality of the institution in choosing a partner university and that he was fully confident about co-operating with XMU. Dr. Sun Shigang hoped that the two universities could extend their fields of academic co-operation and build a lasting friendship. The delegation also sat in meetings with the School of Public Affairs, the School of Journalism and Communication and the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics on the subject of further co-operation possibilities.
