On May 13, 2019, the title of XJTU honorary professor was conferred on professor Stefan Offermanns, a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, a tenured professor of the Goethe University Frankfurt and the director of the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research. At the invitation of XJTU vice president Yan Hong and professor Wang Shengpen, professor Offermanns also delivered an academic lecture at XJTU Health Science Center. Before the lecture, professor Zhang Baojun introduced professor Offermanns and expressed the hope that professor Offermanns joining would improve cooperation between XJTU and the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, advancing cardiovascular research at XJTU.