From December 7 to 9, the Founder of Sias International University, Dr. Shawn Chen, and the Director of the International Cooperation & Exchange Department (ICED), Prof. Fang Wenchang, attended the 27th Board Meeting of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP). Dr. Shawn Chen was elected to be an Executive Board Member of the Chinese region of the AUAP. He gave a speech about Sias International University during the meeting. Later, Dr. Shawn Chen and Prof. Fang Wenchang had talks with the other AUAP member universities.