On the morning of Jun. 5, 2008, Prof. Hans van der Giessen, Ph.D and assistant provost of the University of Bridgeport of the United States, led a delegation of 6 members to visit our university. Prof. Xu Xianmin, President of Jiaxing University, met with the delegates and had a warm discussion with them about the potential collaboration in the field of teaching and research as well as international student exchange programs.