On March 21, QIT convened an expert consultation meeting on promoting Jixia Culture. Present at the meeting were: Bai Xi, Senior Professor at Capital Normal University; Sun Juyou, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at Shandong Academy of Social Sciences; Ma Doucheng, Dean of the School of History at Qingdao University; Zhu Zhenhua, Vice Dean of the School of History and Culture at Qilu Normal University; Li Hua, Professor at the Institute of Qilu Culture at Shandong Normal University; Zheng Zhiwen, Professor at the Institute of Confucius Culture at Qufu Normal University; Gong Riguo, Executive Dean, and Qiu Wenshan, Professor at the Institute of Qi Culture at Shandong University of Technology; Shao Kun, Director of the International Communication and Reporting Center of Xinhua News Agency Shandong Branch; Chang Cuiming, Chairperson and President of QIT; Fu Yongju, Former President of Qufu Normal University and Dean of the Institute of Qilu Culture of QIT; Zhang Gengling, Executive Vice President; Zhang Xinghua, Vice President; Qi Jinjiang and Xuan Zhaoqi, Vice Deans of the Institute of Qilu Culture at QIT. The meeting was presided over by Professor Fu Yongju.