On May 29, A cooperation agreement between Nankai University and SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing was signed (RIPP). The two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on major scientific and technical issues in the field of energy and chemicals, key technologies for the development of fuel cells and power batteries, the synthesis and characterization of new catalytic materials, and development of new reactions. The dean and some professors of the School attended the signing ceremony. After that, the guests from RIPP visited the School.