At the invitation of UNL, led by Professor Wu Ping, the Party committee member and vice president, HZAU  representatives visited UNL and attended the bilateral cooperation  negotiation and the 2nd bilateral academic conference held with UNL in  Lincoln, Nebraska on 7th to 8th, September. Professor  Wang Xuelu, dean of College of Life Science and Technology, Jing  Anjiang, vice dean of CLST, and Professor Luo Jie, National Outstanding Youth all  attended the meeting.

Professor Wu Ping introduced HZAU and bilateral cooperation history between two universities

Professor Wu Ping and other members met Michael J. Boehm, vice  president of UNL, visited the plant science innovation center, library,  students center, etc.Meanwhile, they took classes in a biological chemistry course delivered by Professor Ed Harris to freshmen. Professor Wang Xuelu and Jin Anjiang had an informal discussion  with undergraduates and postgraduates and introduced talents  cultivation and scientific research of college of life science and  technology in HZAU.

Profesor Wang Xuelu lectured on "Hormonal signaling network, soybean biology and toor nodule symbiosis"

The 2nd HZAU-UNL joint academic meeting

As  the crucial part of the bilateral operation, the 2nd HZAU-UNL joint  academic meeting was held. This meeting was titled Agricultural  Innovation for Enhanced Crop Production and about 11 professors gave a  speech. Dr. Archie Clutter, the dean of College of Agricultural Science  and Natural Resources, and Wu Ping, the vice-president of HZAU  respectively addressed in the meeting.

Bilateral cooperation negotiation

A symposium was also held  to boost bilateral cooperation and discuss items about the annual  bilateral academic meeting and cooperation research on the topics of  creating cooperation research center, exchanging of students and opening  of all English courses.

The delegation also visited  University of California, San Diego and the Salk research institute and some visiting teachers and alumnus.