On 13 June 2018, Ms. Jiao Yani, Secretary-General of CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission, was invited to attend the Graduation Ceremony of East China University of Political Science and Law Lawyers Institute (ECUPL Lawyers Institute). Jiao signed a Cooperation Agreement with ECUPL Lawyers Institute on behalf of CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission. CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission will be the Teaching Practice Base and Law Research Base of ECUPL Lawyers Institute. The two sides will establish long-term collaboration, organizing academic exchanges, discussing problems with legal research and arbitration practice, and jointly training the younger generation of Chinese arbitration.

In her speech after the signing of the cooperation agreement, Jiao first expressed her good wishes to the new graduates of the ECUPL Lawyers Institute, and then briefed about CIETAC and its Shanghai Sub-Commission. She pointed out that as the leading arbitration institution in China and an internationally renowned Chinese arbitration institution, CIETAC regarded internationalization and professionalization as its development goal. CIETAC paid high attention to the cooperation and exchanges with universities and to the promotion of arbitration education for young students. With the establishment of the Teaching Practice Base and Research Base, CIETAC hopes that more college students know about the development of Chinese and international arbitration, be more willing to learn arbitration and practice arbitration, and devote their efforts to the development in the theory research and practice of arbitration.

Over 100 attendants including leaders and students of ECUPL Lawyers Institute witnessed the signing of the cooperation agreement, and the leaders included Chen Jingying, Vice President of ECUPL, Liu Dali and Qiao Junwen, Honorary Deans of ECUPL Lawyers Institute, and Ding Shaokuan, Dean of ECUPL Lawyers Institute.