Recently, President Ma Jian of Chang’an University and President Carlos Vargas of Southeast Missouri State University signed Cooperation Agreements between the two Universities. 

According to the agreement, to promote educational and academic exchanges, both sides will initiate cooperation and communication in the field of student exchange, cooperation in scientific research, joint seminars, establishment of information resource sharing mechanisms etc, establish and carry out a comprehensive, long-term and stable cooperative partnership on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, complementary advantages, mutual cooperation and common development. In terms of student exchange cooperation, short-term exchange programs will be carried out specifically. The two sides will provide information and technique support for each other, and share resources and information in cooperation fields. The signing of the cooperation agreements will provide better opportunities and platforms for the common development of the two universities.

Southeast Missouri state university, located in the city Cape Girardeau in southeast Missouri, was founded in 1873, and is a comprehensive public university. In U.S. News and World Report, it was rated as one of "America's Best Universities” with the famous business disciplines in America, which ranks highly in the America universities.