On 24 October, the University of Manchester, in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, hosted an alumni reception at the Jingan Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. Professor Keith Brennan, Vice-Dean for Internationalisation of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester, and Professor Zheng Guoyan, Vice Dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, delivered remarks respectively. Guests in attendance included Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the University of Manchester’s China Centre, and Professor Meng Qingjun, Associate Dean for Internationalisation, Research and Innovation, of the Faculty of BMH, University of Manchester.