The signing ceremony of education cooperation agreement between CMA and MAI (Music Academy International ) was held at CMA’s 528 Theatre in the afternoon of August 16, 2006. Chairman of Board of Trustees of MAI & President of MAI Mr. Jean Pierre Douche, President of CMA Li Gang, Vice-president of CMA Zhang Zhen, Vice-president of CMA Wang Yusu, Vice-president of CMA Wang Shaojie as well as directors of CMA’s departments and representatives of CMA’s freshpersons presented the ceremony. It was hosted by Vice-president of CMA Li Ping.

　　The cooperation between CMA and MAI is of important realistic significance for achieving the common goal of making CMA’s student world-class musicians. Both parties wish a group of Chinese musicians would be brought to international stages by mutual efforts in the near future.

　　It is learned that MAI has made great achievements in modern methods of instruments playing, modern harmony and theoretical teaching. It carries out teacher and student exchanges with Burklee College of Music each year and boasts a large amount of experts with solid capabilities in theory and practice. The 6 experts from MAI will be sent to teach at CMA according to the agreement. They are highly famed instrument players and composer with modern theory in Europe. Their students are displaying the brilliance in European music arena at present.