On September 20-21,2023.Professor Xiao Jianzhuang,Vice President of Guangxi University(GXU),was invited toattend the 6thASEAN+3 Rectors’ Conferencehosted by the ASEAN University Network(AUN) and Airlangga University(UNAIR)in Surabaya, Indonesia.Dr.Choltis Dhirathiti,Executive Director of ASEAN University Network, and more than 80 presidents and vice presidents of 30 universities from China, Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN countries attended the meeting.

Therepresentatives ofmeetingsystematically discussed topics and exchanged ideas underthe theme of“The Role of University Collaborationwithin the ASEAN + 3 Framework of Innovation and Industry Acceleration Ecosystem.”Furthermore,the meetingalsoorganized field trip for delegates to visitawell-known local food company Finna Food, which help representativeslearn about the experience of cooperation betweenhigher educational institutions(HEIs)and local enterprises in Indonesia.

Throughouttheconference,ProfessorXiao Jianzhuang had a full exchangewith thedelegatesand introducedGXU’s academic strengthsand the characteristicsinASEAN cooperation, therebybroadened theinternational network ofGXU.

After theconference,GXUdelegationactivelyjoined handswith Universitas Airlanggain Surabayato initiate promotional activities for attracting Indonesian students to GXU , and alsocontactedthe Education Affairs Officeof the Chinese Consulate General inSurabaya toexpressed theintentiontofurther deepencollaborationwith Indonesian universities in academic research, student exchangeand China-ASEAN think-tankinitiativesin the future.