On May 29th, 2025, the Global Nursing Research Center (GNRC) and UTokyo Nursing welcomed a delegation of distinguished professors from leading Chinese universities. The visitors included Professor Hongyu Sun and Professor Kefang Wang from the School of Nursing at Peking University, Professor Siyuan Tang from Central South University, Professor Libin An from Dalian University, Professor Fang Zhou from Xuzhou Medical University, and Professor Minhui Liu from Ningxia Medical University. During their visit, the group participated in presentations and discussions focused on exploring potential collaborations in nursing education and research. As part of the visit, they were also accompanied to the preliminary opening of the newly established UTokyo GNRC Open Lab, where they had the opportunity to engage with the space and its future possibilities.