On April 8th, President Yang Bin and vice president Wen Herui visited the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources of China Academic of Sciences (CAS). Mr. Lai Yuanming, academician of CAS and executive president of Northwest Institute met with the delegation of JXUST. Yang Bin updated the latest academic and research achievements of JXUST to Lai Yuanming. Both parties agreed to further the existing research cooperation on platform construction and PhD program. After the meeting, the delegates of JXUST visited the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, with the purpose of understanding the operational mechanism and model.