Prof. Fan Lipo visited Max M. Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) as scholar from 25 July to 25 August 2015. Prof. Fan and Prof. Oded Shenkar from Max M. Fisher College of Business have worked together in the field of cooperative research, cooperation development case and joint training of Ph. D students, and made some gradual achievements. Both parties committed to extend the cooperation for another three years. During the visiting, Prof. Fan and Jos C.N.Raadschelders, vice President of Joan Gullion School of Public Affairs, OSU in charge of teacher development, discussed cooperation and research between teachers from two sides. Joan Gullion School of Public Affairs have more than 400 undergraduates, masters and doctoral graduate students, 21 full-time teachers to teach the core courses of each project, more than 60 part-time professors mainly for optional courses.

On August 3, Prof. Fan conducted academic exchanges at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU. In 2014, GSU signed MOU agreement with our university. GSU has great impacts on public affairs, urban management and policy, NGO, public finance and budget, public administration, public policy analysis and other academic fields. Prof. Fan conducted in-depth communication with President Walker and President Sears on MPA joint training program. He discussed in details with Prof. Lewis(Greg Lewis), Prof. Thomas(John Thomas) and Prof. Liu(Cathy Liu) about mutual recognition of credits and the curriculum system setting of MPA joint training program. Prof. Fan also talked with Liu Jun, head of International Cooperation Promotion Office, GSU and Stella, Chinese Affairs Commissioner, Economic Development Bureau, Georgia State, about sending Chinese students to do intern job at Georgia government and reach many intention consensuses.

On August 4, Prof. Fan made exchanges at Public and International Affairs, GSU, public administration and public policy research of which ranked high in America. Prof. Fan discussed with President Shefemic and Vice President Bobgraf on student exchange program and teachers’ cooperative research. They reached a preliminary intent, which was that every year GSU would accept five public management college students to study in GSU for half or one year, on this basis, to explore the possibility of mutual sending and mutual recruitment of faculty and cooperative research.
During the visiting, Prof. Fan Libo carried on the extensive contacts with Chinese students who were studying Ph.D in America, which laid the foundation for teachers team building and internationalization.