On the morning of October 29, the signing ceremony for the "Global Mobility Cooperation Agreement" Between KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne was held in conference room 206 of Zhesheng Hall. The signing ceremony was hosted by Associate Professor Zhang Guobin, Assistant Dean of KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. On behalf of their respective institutions, Professor Guo Yanjun, Vice Dean of KoGuan School of Law, and Professor Chen Jianlin, Vice Dean of Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, signed the agreement. Prior to this, the two schools had already achieved a series of cooperation outcomes in areas such as student exchange, joint education, and summer programs. Both parties stated that this newly signed agreement will further expand the scope of cooperation, incorporating degree connection, single-course studies, faculty exchanges, and joint research into the cooperation framework, building a more flexible and in-depth international exchange platform for teachers and students of the two universities. Also present at the signing ceremony were Associate Professor Gao Qi from KoGuan School of Law, Deputy Director Yin Lan of the International Office, and more than 30 teachers and students from the school.

After the signing ceremony, the 26th session of the "Lecture Series on Foreign-related Rule of Law and Global Governance" was successfully hosted by KoGuan School of Law. With the theme "Legal Norms for Weather Modification: A Comparative Study Between China and the United States", this lecture invited Professor Chen Jianlin from Melbourne Law School as the keynote speaker. The lecture was hosted by Associate Professor Zhang Guobin from KoGuan School of Law, and Associate Professor Gao Qi participated as a discussant.

Professor Chen Jianlin conducted a detailed analysis of the legal norms and practical cases related to weather modification regulation in China and the United States. He pointed out that practices regarding weather modification vary across different states in the United States, and multi-level mechanisms—including information management, access permits, and supervision—also differ. In contrast, China adopts a model of "combining central frameworks with local experiments", and defines weather modification as a "public welfare undertaking".

During the discussion session, Associate Professor Gao Qi noted that in China, weather modification is mostly applied in scenarios such as agricultural irrigation and extreme weather mitigation. She pointed out that weather modification faces challenges including the choice between public law and private law instruments, difficulties in "confirming rights" related to climate, and the appropriateness of administrative control. Professor Chen Jianlin suggested focusing on the design of regulatory tools to balance approval procedures and related burdens, thereby finding the optimal balance between promoting the rational application of technology and safeguarding public interests. In the Q&A session, teachers and students discussed with Professor Chen Jianlin around issues such as the possibility and pathways for the rules governing weather modification activities to develop into international law.

This lecture, through a comparative analysis of the systems in China and the United States, not only clarified the international development context of legal norms for weather modification but also provided a new perspective for the refined improvement of China’s meteorological rule of law practice.