From December 3^rd to 10^th 2018, the team of Vice Dean CAI Liang successfully visited top universities in U.S. which include Massachusetts Institute of Technology(“MIT”),University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University. 

On December 3^rd, the Vice Dean CAI Liang met with the Professor John Williams from the computer and science specialty in the School of Engineering for discussions, during which VD Cai introduced the general situations of 2018 ZIERIP organized by and 2019 ZIERIP project plan of College of Software Technology, Zhejiang University and then had a deep communication with Professor John Williams concerning the scientific research cooperation potentials between two parties. Professor John Williams showed great interest in the 2019 ZIERIP project of College of Software Technology, Zhejiang University and expressed his looking forward to the cooperation with the College of Software Technology, Zhejiang University on block-chain technology. In addition, He invited VD Cai to visit MIT in June 2019 and give an special lecture on block-chain to MIT students. 

On December 7^th, 2018, the team of Vice Dean CAI Liang visited Stanford University and had lunch discussions with Professor PAMELA J. HINDS(director of Global Engineering Programs from the School of Engineering, Stanford University) and LUO Ming (manager), during which both parties summarized the 2018 ZIERIP project and discussed the 2019 ZIERIP project plan as well as invited LUO Ming to visit Zhejiang University in early January 2019. On December 9^th, the team of Vice Dean CAI Liang participated in the talks with students from Stanford University who engaged in the 2018 ZIERIP project and invited them to share their thoughts and advice to improve the 2018 ZIEROP project.

In the afternoon of December 7^th,2018, the team of Vice Dean CAI Liang visited the headquarters of Cisco U.S. and conducted deeper communications with the responsible person of CIIP project Ms. Kimberly Espino regarding the application to CIIP project by students from College of Software Technology, Zhejiang University and the internship performance in Cisco of students from the College of Software Technology in recent few years. 

On December 6^th, 2018, teacher LIU Dongzhen visited University of California, Berkeley and introduced the 2019 ZIERIP project as well as discussed the feasibility of this project with Doc. Anthony(Associate Director of international cooperation at the Department of Engineering), Ms. Olivia Kuo(assistant to the director of international cooperation projects at Global Studies) and Ms. Betsy Gudino(international program coordinator).