On April 8, 2017, Delegation of Ecole de Chaillot and Ecole Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Paris La Villette visted College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Tongji University.

The French Participants included：Prof. Alain Marinos, Former General Inspector of Ministry of Culture and Communication  of France， Former Director of Ecole de Chaillot, Guest Professor of Tongji University; Prof. Mireille Grubert,Director of Ecole de Chaillot; Prof. Bruno Mengoli, Director of Ecole Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Paris La Villette; Prof. Benjamin Mouton, Former General Inspector of Ministry of Culture and Communication of France, Professor of Ecole de Chaillot, Guest Professor and International Summit PI of Tongji University and Prof. Francoise Ged, Head of Contemporary Chinese Architecture Observatory of French Architecture and Heritage City.

Prof. LI Zhenyu, Dean of CAUP; Prof. Chang Qing, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. ZHOU Jian, Researcher DAI Shibing, Prof. SHAO Yong, Assistant Prof. ZHANG Peng, Assistant Prof. DAI Daixin and Ms. LI Wei welcomed the guests at C1 conference room.

Prof. LI Zhenyu first gave a welcome speech and made a detail introduction of CAUP, afterwards Prof. Mireille Grubert, Prof. Bruno Mengoli and Prof. Alain Marinos successively introduced the school structures, current status and international corporation. They had in-depth discussions on student exchange and the possibility of joint researches. Memorandum of understanding was signed between CAUP and ENSA de Paris La Villette.