The International Exchange and Cooperation Office (IECO, http://learnchinese.qust.edu.cn/) of Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST) was established in 2001. It has Foreign Student Section, Foreign Expert Section, International Exchange Section, and Joint Educational Program Section. It is responsible for the recruitment of international students and foreign teachers and experts, the establishment of Sino-foreign joint-education programs, the exchange of staff and students, the cooperation with foreign organizations and international conferences etc.