On the morning of September 17, a seven-member delegation led by the president of the University of Macau Professor Zhao Wei visited XJTU. President Zheng Nanning met with President Zhao and his party in the Nanyang Grand Hotel, and warmly welcomed them to XJTU. President Zheng gave the visitors a brief introduction to XJTU, putting special emphasis on innovation in education. President Zhao Wei said that he has been impressed by recent developments at XJTU, and that he will continue to work hard to further the expansion of cooperation and exchange between the two schools. Later, the associate dean of the Graduate School of Macau University Professor Fu Xiaoqing described the university's selection process for graduate students recommended by universities on the mainland, after which he discussed a variety of issues with student representatives.