On June 1st, Vice President Hu Sishe met with the 8 presidents and senior executives of the U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Delegation.

Vice President Hu Sishe said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the official educational exchanges and cooperation between the two countries have been developing steadily with the joint efforts of both sides. Up to now, the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S. has reached to 490,000, making China the largest source of international students in America. The number of American students studying in China is about 24,000, and China is also American students’ most favored destination to study abroad in Asia. Hu also said that the educational exchanges and cooperation between the two countries are helpful to advance economic, scientific and technological development, to enhance understanding and friendship between their people, and to develop bilateral relations between China and the U.S. CPAFFC will continue to contribute to the development of the educational exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

David Wilson, the president of Morgan State University in Maryland, also the head of the delegation, introduced the development of the HBCUs, current situation of the development of Morgan State University and its advanced subjects. He pointed out that the HBCUs have made great efforts to provide more education opportunities to African students, with an emphasis on cultural differences and the degree of internationalization, etc. In addition, other members of the delegation introduced their schools respectively, including school size, research progress, education ideas, etc,. They said that the exchanges between HBCUs and Chinese colleges and universities have become more and more frequent in recent years, and that cooperation projects also gradually increased. They hope to further enhance mutual exchanges and cooperations with their Chinese counterparts through this visit.