The first delegation was Cornell University, led by Prof. Michael I. Kotlikoff, Provost, Prof. Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs, and Ms. Hongnan Ma, Asia Director for International Alumni Relations. The delegations were greeted by Prof. Hsiao-Wei Yuan, Vice President for International Affairs at NTU, who is also a Cornell Alumni, and met with NTU representatives to have an in-depth discussion on how to deepen bilateral research collaboration with Cornell’s Global Hubs under multiple themes such as Future City, Big Data, AI, and Sustainable Development. In addition, NTU President Prof. Wen-Chang Chen also hosted a dinner banquet, gathering NTU faculty members who graduated from Cornell to reunite with our honorable VIPs.