On January 16th, Columbia College signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dezhou Vocational and Technical College, a leading vocational institution in Shandong Province, China to enable mutual recognition and cooperation between the two institutes. Dr. Richard Kim, President of Columbia College, and Mr. Guo Baoqing, President of Dezhou Vocational and Technical College, promised to develop and enhance collaboration between the colleges on ESL Language Training, J-1 Externship Program, and Exchange Student & Credit Tranfer.