On September 23rd, “The Belt and Road” andFashion CultureEducationForumwasheld in Dalian World ExpoPlaza, organized byChina (Dalian) International Garment & Textile Fair Office andLiaoning Province “The Belt and Road”Humanities Exchanges andLanguageIndustryAlliance,sponsored by Dalian University of Foreign Languagesand Dalian Piemont Garment Cultural Creative Industrial Park, and coordinated byAGCI of Italy, School of Art of Soochow University, Dalian University Academy of Fine Arts, andDalian Art College. Itwasan important step for our University to participate in China (Dalian) International Garment & Textile Fair, with an aim toserve the regional economic and social developmentin the“The Belt and Road” framework.

The distinguished guests attending the event includedYu Dehu, DeputyDirector of the Dalian Economic and Information Technology Committee, Liu Hong, President ofDalian University of Foreign Languages,Li Chaode, Vice Dean ofSoochow University Graduate School, Xiao Wenling, Deputy Director of the Department of Textile and Fashion Design in the Academy of Arts & Designof Tsinghua University, Wang Hua, senior engineer of College of TextileofDonghua University, Li Xiaoyan, Director of Fangfang Garment Group, Han Chao, President of Dalian Piemont Garment Cultural Creative Industry Park, Rosario Altieri, Chairman of the AGCI, Antonio Presti, Vice President of Koefia, Luisa Simeone, President of Visconti Academy, together with other Chinese and foreign guests and over 200 professionals from colleges and clothing industry.

BothDeputyDirector Yu Dehuof the Dalian Economic and Information Technology Committee and President Liu Hong of Dalian University of Foreign Languages deliveredtheopening speeches.

Subsequently, Prof.Li Chaode of Soochow University,Prof. Xiao WenlingofTsinghua University,senior engineer Wang Hua of Donghua University,Director Li XiaoyanofFangfang GarmentGroup,Chairman Han ChaoofDalian Piemont Garment Cultural Creative Industry Park respectivelypresentedwonderful speeches. .

During the forum, President Liu Hong, on behalf ofthe University, signed athree-partycooperation framework agreementwithItalian Accademia Koefia and Dalian Piemont Garment Cultural Creative Industrial Park. Rosario Altieri, Chairman of the AGCI,honored a "SixtiethAnniversary" medal to President Liu Hong. (Zhang Yan)