On December 17, 2019, XJTU and the Universityof Zambia (UNZA) signed a MOU. XJTU Vice-President, Xi Guang, and UNZA's Vice-Chancellor, Luke Evuta Mumba, on behalf of each university, respectively, signed the MOU. XJTU agreed to accept outstanding students and teachers of UNZA to study in XJTU for a Master's degree or have short-term exchanges. UNZA agreed to provide short-term exchanges for XJTU's undergraduate or postgraduate students. The two universities also planned to establish joint education programs with or without degrees for employees of Chinese enterprises in Zambia and Zambian enterprises in China to support enterprise development.