From March 29 to 31, Tongji Executive Vice President Chen Xiaolong was invited to visit the University of Macau and discussed with Zhao Wei, President of the University of Macau, on dispatching exchange students for the next academic year and the cooperation after the completed construction of the University of Macau’s Hengqin new campus.

Wan Gang, Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology listened to the reports on the two universities’ cooperation in the planning and construction of Hengqin new campus and in the "973" scientific and technological projects. Wan stated that the Ministry of Science and Technology would support the collaboration between the two sides.

Executive Vice President Chen Xiaolong was invited to advise and conduct the preliminary planning of Hengqin new campus, and was invited by the Macau Government to attend the groundbreaking ceremony in 2009.