On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations, the 8^th China-Japan Conference on Education Exchange & Cooperation was held in a hybrid online and offline format. Over 200 representatives from more than 70 universities in China and Japan attended the conference.

As part of the conference, the China-Japan University Presidents Forum was held on the same day. Leaders of Chinese and Japanese universities shared their ideas and practices of cooperation between each other, focused on the responsibilities and missions of Chinese and Japanese universities, and exchanged their experiences.

The conference built a platform to further promote the construction of a new pattern of China-Japan higher education cooperation that meets the requirements of the new era. As a result of the conference, the China-Japan Young Students Forum will be advanced to make a positive contribution to the development of friendship between the two countries for generations.