The Deputy Governor of Henan province visited Sias International University on July 25. He was accompanied by the Party Secretary of Henan Housing and Urban Rural Development Department, Wu Hao; Deputy Inspector of the General Office of the Henan Government, Yang Xinsheng; Director of the 5th Department of the Henan Government, Guo Weiting; Deputy Mayor of Zhengzhou, Wu Fumin; Deputy Secretary-General of the Zhengzhou Municipal Government, Sun Jiangong; Party Secretary of the Xinzheng Municipal Committee, Liu Jianwu; Mayor of Xinzheng, and Deputy Party Secretary of the Xinzheng Municipal Committee, Ma Zhifeng; and the Deputy Mayor of Xinzheng, Zhao Minxiang.

The Chairman of the Board of Sias, Dr. Shawn Chen, along with Sias Party Secretary Ma Jiansheng, President Chen Sikun, and other school leaders were on hand to welcome the Henan Vice Governor and his delegation. They also led the delegation on a campus tour, showcasing the teaching facilities and student dormitories.

Dr. Shawn Chen gave Deputy Governor Xu a detailed description of Sias' educational philosophy and programs, campus culture, development goals, achievements and construction blueprints. He also spoke about the enrollment of students, foreign faculty, architectural concepts, and the work of reform at Sias.

Deputy Governor Xu Guang congratulated Sias for its achievements in the past 20 years and thanked Dr. Chen for his contribution to education and internationalization in Henan. He said that after 20 years of development, Sias had remained a unique university with distinct features, advantages, and a growing reputation for producing excellent graduates. He said that he hoped that Sias would continue in the same vein, and would seize the opportunities provided by the Henan government to contribute to the economic and social development of the province.