At the meeting, Prof. Wu Jiang welcomed Mancham and the delegation on behalf of Tongji University and briefed the development history, programma characteristics and comprehensive strength of Tongji, hoped there would be chance to cooperate with Seychelles in education and science. Sir Mancham appreciated for the warm reception from Tongji and recalled the cooperation of economic technology as well as sustainable development of economic trade since the relationship establishment of Sino-Seychelles. He highly appreciated international cooperation in Tongji and hoped to build partnership between universities in Seychelles and Tongji University. Then, Prof Jiang Dahe from UNEP-Tongji IESD briefed the current status of environment and sustainable development in China.

After the meeting, with the accompany of Prof. Fengting LI, President Sir James Mancham paid a visit to UNEP-Tongji IESD and State Keyboard Laboratory.