On October 21, Nankai University and Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) held a ceremony at Haibing Center on Balitai Campus to sign an agreement on research collaboration. Yang Qingshan, Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee, and Ji-Beom Yoo, President of SKKU, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective universities. Chen Jun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Executive Vice President of Nankai University, presided over the ceremony.