During the visit, IAMO researchers gave four lectures in the Sino-Germany Academic Report Series and visited livestock farms, cooperatives and meat processing factories. The researchers also discussed about future collaboration in research and teaching with Prof. Dr. Shuguang Wang, the vice president of the SAU, Prof. Dr. Wenkuan Chen, Prof. Dr. Yuansheng Jiang, the dean and deputy dean, respectively, of the School of Economics and Management, and other scientists of SAU. Professor Balmann was appointed as visiting professor of SAU; Dr. Müller and Dr. Sun were appointed as the visiting professors of the School of Economics and Management. This was the first official visit of IAMO researchers to SAU after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two institutes earlier this year. The visit was funded by the Sichuan Provincial Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
