Four professors from the University of Wisconsin, the University of Rhode Island and the University of South Carolina visited ECUST on Nov. 5, 2008. Professor Mike Sutton, Director of Materials and Non-Destructive Monitoring Center of University of South Carolina, made a report entitled " An Overview of Progress on Computer Vision Measurement ".
Professor Bob Rowland, from the University of Wisconsin, Professor Arun Shukla, Dean of Mechanical School of the University of Rhode Island and Dr. Yuh-Jin Chao, chief professor of the University of South Carolina introduced the school history and research features of their schools respectively, and expressed their intentions to develop scientific research cooperation and programs of joint training of graduate students.