To further strengthen the development of nursing disciplines in Lanzhou University and enhance the teaching and scientific research level of the staff, from June 26 to July 3, Han Lin, the Dean of the School of Nursing, led a group of nursing teachers from Lanzhou University, to visit medical colleges, hospitals and nursing institutions in Japan. At the same time, all the group members participated in the 3rd China-Japan Nursing International Symposium for communication.

The delegation visited seven institutions in Japan, including Tokyo Women's Medical University, Nippon Medical School Emergency Center, International Medical Examination Center of University of Tokyo, Juntendo University Hospital, Itabashi Community Elderly Care Institution, Eisei Medical Corporation Hospital, and Ariake Cancer Institute Hospital. Through various ways of learning and communication, including listening to reports, field visits, and symposiums, the group members gained a perceptual understanding of Japan's elderly care service models such as institutional care, home care, long-term care insurance, and elderly care facilities. At the same time, visited teachers also had a preliminary understanding of emergency rescue, preventive care, hospice care and other health care in Japan. The teachers expressed that in the context of the increasingly severe situation of aging in China, we should learn successful experiences and models of Japan in dealing with the aging problem, and actively promote the sustainable development of care for the elderly and nursing disciplines in Gansu province.

In addition, the 3rd China-Japan Nursing International Symposium was hosted by Juntendo University in Tokyo on June 29. The theme of the meeting was "Development of Nursing Education and Experience in Fighting with the Epidemic". A total of 6 teachers in the visiting team gave oral presentations in the poster display hall. During the meeting, all the teachers and Chinese and Japanese nursing colleagues carried out a heated academic exchange on the current research hotspots in nursing.

The visit strengthened the international communication of School of Nursing and institutions in Japan, and laid a solid foundation for School of Nursing to further carry out international exchanges and cooperation in teaching, elderly caring and scientific research.