On May 31, Prof. Velibor Spalevic from the University of Montenegro, visited the Secretariat of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC). Prof. Pan Qingbin, the Secretary General of WASWAC, presided over the meeting, while Prof. Ning Duihu, President of WASWAC, and Prof. Du Pengfei, the Executive Deputy Secretary General of WASWAC, participated in the discussion.

Prof. Pan Qingbin warmly welcomed Prof. Velibor Spalevic, and expressed gratitude to Prof. Velibor Spalevic for his active role as a member of the WASWAC and for his contribution to the development of the official journal - International Soil and Water Conservation Research (ISWCR). Prof. Ning Duihu introduced to Prof. Velibor Spalevic the relevant work carried out by the association in recent years, focusing on the preparations for the 4th International Youth Forum on Soil and Water Conservation. Prof.. Du Pengfei introduced the establishment, development and organization of the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), which is an affiliated agency of WASWAC, and the related research and training in the field of soil erosion and sedimentation.

Prof. Velibor Spalevic introduced his research projects at the University of Montenegro and the European Union and his cooperation with related organizations. He highly appreciated the achievements of the secretariat of WASWAC, and expressed his support for the development of the Association as in the past. At the same time, he warmly congratulated the upcoming 40th anniversary of the IRTCES and sincerely wished IRTCES to have more brilliant achievements in the future development.

Both sides also had an in-depth exchange on IntErO, a model developed by Prof. Velibor Spalevic for calculating soil erosion intensity and runoff.