On August 26, 2025, Yu Miaojie, President of Liaoning University (LNU), presided over a coordination meeting for the joint economics master’s program with Virginia Tech University (VT) at Puhe Campus. The meeting was chaired by Xie Mingyi, Director of the Office of International Affairs.

The Office of International Affairs provided a brief overview of the preliminary work completed for the program, introduced VT and its economics discipline and outlined the challenges anticipated during the implementation.    

Representatives from relevant departments delivered remarks, engaging in in-depth discussions on issues including program student enrollment and promotion, curriculum design and training, credit recognition and transfer, student management and program coordination.

In his concluding remarks, President Yu Miaojie acknowledged the substantial efforts made by all departments during the preparatory phase and outlined three requirements for the program’s next phase. Emphasizing the need for comprehensive strategic planning, he stressed the importance of identifying key challenges and opportunities to develop scientific countermeasures and contingency plans. He further highlighted the necessity of strengthening interdepartmental coordination by clarifying responsibilities and establishing an integrated working mechanism to ensure seamless collaboration across all units. Finally, he called for accelerated implementation with clearly defined timelines and achieving tangible results at the earliest opportunity.    

The coordination meeting was attended by Song Peng, Dean of Graduate Schoolm, Dong Baomin, Deputy Director of Division of Economics, Kong Xiao, Office Director of Division of Economics; Yin Ruyu, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs along with other relevant colleagues.