On October 17, in a meeting at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Xuhui Campus, Vice President Xu Xuemin warmly welcomed Harvey Charles, the Vice Provost of the University of Minnesota, and his delegation.

Xu emphasized the strong, longstanding relationship between the two institutions and expressed a desire to broaden their collaborative efforts. She highlighted the aim to attract more University of Minnesota students to Shanghai Jiao Tong University for academic exchanges and research internships.

Harvey Charles acknowledged the University of Minnesota's commitment to international collaborations, particularly praising the significant outcomes of its extensive partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He expressed eagerness to deepen this collaboration, especially in areas like visiting scholar programs.

The meeting included discussions on potential cooperation in fields such as sports management, environmental science, and linguistics, focusing on developing talent and joint research initiatives. Representatives from various departments, including international relations, environmental science and engineering, foreign languages, and sports, were present at this gathering.

Representatives from the International Cooperation and Exchange Office, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Foreign Languages, and the Department of Sports participated in the meeting.