On 27^thNovember, 2017, the Chinese Academy of Engineering announced that Dean Nick Lemoine was elected as a Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The election of Dean Nick Lemoine was a breakthrough for our university which will further promote international exchange and cooperation and enhance the international influence of our university. It plays a positive role in promoting and demonstrating the development of "World-Class Universities" and "World-Class Disciplines" at Zhengzhou University and across the central and western regions of China.