On the morning of 22nd, October, a 4-person delegation led by Vice-president David Schmidt from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) paid a visit to Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST). Other members of the delegation are David Urban, president of Communication Studies Institute, Zheng Guanping, professor of Mass Media Institute and president of Confucius Institute, and Kim Sokoya, vice-president of Business Institute. Vice-president of QUST, Mr. Zhang Yuanli, met with them and had talks on the cooperation between the two universities. Members of QUST presented at the meeting are from the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, Communication and Animation College, Economy and Management College, Information Science and Technology College.

On behalf of QUST, Mr. Zhang Yuanli expressed warm welcome to the delegation and briefly introduced QUST and its school-running characteristics such as international education, construction of professional disciplines and personnel training. He hoped that QUST and MTSU could promote cooperation and communication together. During the meeting, the two sides had thorough discussion and reached primary intent on joint-education in such majors as cartoon, music production, information and science as well as business administration.

David Schmidt showed gratitude to the warm reception of QUST. He hoped that the two universities could build extensive cooperation and exchanges and promote interactive development through this talk.

After the talk, accompanied by Professor Yanyu et al, the delegation visited Bighorns Cattle Animation Studio, Video Production Studio of Communication and Animation College and watched animation works made by the joint efforts of teachers and studentsof Communication and Animation College.

Founded in 1919, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is a comprehensive public university with a long history of teaching and scientific research. It has the most comprehensive graduate programs and the highest rate of undergraduate enrollment among the universities of Tennessee State. MTSU has high popularity in areas of mass communication, music production, nursing care and aviation. It has the best major of music production in the US, and its works win Emily Awards almost every year. Its Mass Media Institute is the largest in America and ranks top in new media, animation, video production，etc.

(Translated byLiu Min)