On the afternoon of July 6th, President PEI Gang met with the delegation led by Mrs. Valérie Pécresse, Fench Minister of High Education and Research. Prof. Bernard Debré, Advisor professor of Tongji and Director of the Urology service of COCHIN Hospital affiliated to University Paris 5 and Prof. LIU Zhongmin, President of East Hospital affiliated to Tongji attended the meeting. Minister Pécresse said highly the Sino-French Cooperation developed by Tongji and promised to help build more educational and research collaborations with France, she also confirmed her presence for the 1st Sino-French High Education Forum who will be held on 22th October in Sino-French Center of Tongji University.

Minister Pécresse also visited the Sino-French Urology Center of East Hospital which was established in 2004.