On the afternoon of September 11, Peng Zhongyi, head of Central China Project of Southern Cross University, Australia, came to HUAT to discuss cooperation project. Ma Xun, Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange office, relevant professional leaders of the School of Economics and Management, and some faculty and staff attended the meeting. The two sides exchanged views in the conference room of the School of Economics and Management.  

Ma Xun expressed warm welcome to the visitors. She briefly introduced the work carried out by the two universities in the early stage of cooperation and hoped that the two sides can achieve a win-win situation through cooperation and expand more cooperation space. Mr. Peng expressed his gratitude for the warm reception of the school. He introduced Southern Cross University from the aspects of running history, comprehensive ranking, subject major, school-running characteristics, student training and employment. Both sides discussed and negotiated on the methods and models of cooperation. 

At the meeting, the heads of various majors and related teachers of the School of Economics and Management also had in-depth exchanges and discussions on issues such as student internships, courses and professional docking, and scholarship policies. Both parties stated that the professional curriculum systems of the two universities are roughly the same, and the training objectives are the same. It is hoped that the two sides will jointly improve the quality and discipline of personnel training, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in scientific research, and achieve a win-win situation in international exchanges and cooperation. The Australian side plans to visit HUAT in late October. At that time, the two sides will exchange and discuss specific issues and seek common development. 

Southern Cross University is an Australian public university. The school was founded in the 1970s. In the 2015-2016 Australian Excellence Research Report (ERA), the comprehensive research level ranked 11th in Australia, and 24 research fields reached the world level. 2016-2017 For the second consecutive year, Times Higher Education ranked the top 100 best young universities in the world. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2017 was ranked 400-500 and was named the top 100 in the Asia Pacific Region.