On the morning of February 28, the Business School of Soochow university held an online collaboration discussion with the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Ying Huang (Associate Professor of Accounting at UTD's Jindal School of Management), Tao Xu (Professor, Vice Dean of the Business School of Soochow University), Zhongsheng Zhou (Professor, Vice Dean of the Business School of Soochow University), and He Chao (Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Department of Intelligent Accounting) participated in the meeting.

Professor Tao Xu introduced the development overview of the Business School of Soochow University and expressed the school's strong interest in collaborating with UTD. Professor Ying Huang conveyed UTD's proactive intention to collaborate and provided an overview of the school's current international cooperation initiatives. Both parties engaged in detailed discussions on potential undergraduate and master's programs and reached a consensus on collaboration across various academic levels, including undergraduate and master's degree programs.

On the morning of March 13, the two parties reconvened online to delve into the specifics of the planned inaugural master's degree program. They reached agreements on multiple aspects, including program structure, curriculum alignment, language requirements, and compliance. Moving forward, both sides will draft a memorandum of understanding and project cooperation agreement to expedite the implementation of the first collaborative program.