On 14^th November, a research delegation from private institutions of higher education in Shanghai visited Qilu Institute of Technology (QIT) for an academic exchange and study. The delegation was led by Gao Deyi, President of the Shanghai Private Education Association, and Jiang Hongbo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Office for Private Higher Education Institutions in Shanghai. The delegation comprised representatives from 17 private universities, including Shanghai Jianqiao College. Hu Hang, Director of the School Organisation Division of the Shandong Provincial Education Department, and Deng Yonghua, Deputy Director of the Ideological and Political Work Division of the Provincial Education Department, along with other leaders from the Shandong Provincial Education Department and Shandong Provincial Private Education Association, accompanied the delegation. Chang Cuiming, President of QIT, along with Party Secretary Xu Shufeng and other QIT leaders, participated in the discussions.