On Tuesday 26^th June, 2018, Prof. Feng Xia, Director of the Alpha Lab and Associate Dean of the School of Software, and Ms. Site Shi, Program Coordinator for Asian Countries, from Dalian University of Technology, China met with Ms. Wanpimon Senapadpakorn, Director of International Relations Division, together with Assist. Prof. Dr. Boonsit Yimwadsana and Ms. Nawaporn Saengdaeng, representatives from the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology and the Faculty of Engineering at Salaya Campus. The purpose of the visit was to discuss potential areas of collaboration including student exchange and internships, as well as the establishment of a joint research center. These collaborative projects will be discussed further leading up to a visit by the President of Dalian University of Technology to Mahidol University later this year.