On the morning of June 12th, President Zhong Yuning went to the Hubei University of Education (HUE) in Wuhan for investigation with a team of HUAT. President Hu Zhongjun, also the former president of HUAT extended a warm reception to the team led by President Zhong.

President Hu Zhongjun presided over the meeting and made a welcome speech. Ms Ke Meilu, Vice president of HUE made a briefly introduction about HUE followed by other introduction about personnel department, scientific research department, discipline department and international cooperation department by directors of the departments.

Vice president Jian Wei vice also introduced briefly the situation of the construction and development of HUAT.

After the introduction, president Zhong said there are similar experiences in the process of development between the two universities and both are also facing the same problems during the development. HUAT is now speeding up the reform of educational thoughts, teaching, personnel and distribution system to increasing the vitality. He also expressed his thanks to president Hu for his contributions to HUAT and hopes president Hu will provide more guidance to HUAT in the future and strengthen the interaction between the two universities.

President Hu expressed his thanks to president Zhong for his visit with a team of HUAT. He said that five years’ experience at HUAT made him realize that though having no advantages in terms of geographic situation, HUAT, has a strong advantage of industry and education background, distinctive characteristics and many aspects worth learning from and hopes that HUAT will develop faster and stronger in the new situation of higher education reform development and with the integration of resources of local colleges and universities.

The participants of the two sides had frank discussion and exchange of opinions about target management system, talent team construction, graduate programs and characteristics of their own university.

Also present were Zhang Youbing, director of technology, Ma Xun, director of international cooperation and exchange office and Wuhan Office, Chen Xuhong, deputy director of personnel department.