On January 6th, 2017, Mr. Mahmoud Mohamedarby, the Counselor from the Embassy of the Republic of Mali here in China, visited our university. Our president, Prof. Liu Defu, met with the Counselor and extended a warm welcome to him. Highlighting our university's history, development, and achievements, Prof. Liu showed the Counselor our willingness to carry out exchanges and cooperation with colleges and Universities in the Republic of Mali. In addition,we would exploit our advantages to the full to create a win-win cooperative situation with the Republic of Mali in the fields of Clean Energy, such as Solar Energy. After the meeting, Mr. Mahmoud Mohamedarby visited the Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy in Hubei Province, and had an in-depth discussion with the related scientific research teams about scientific researches in the relevant fields.