 XHU has established collaborative relations with more than 20 universities from nearly 14 countries and signed the 1-2-1 Educational Program with four American state universities, providing its students an opportunity to earn dual degrees from Chinese and American universities over the course of four or five years.XHU has collected funds in many ways to develop itself.In 2002, the university signed an agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and secured a loan of RMB one billion yuan.