Based on the principle of “focusing on both the present and the future, sharing resources and complement each other`s strength by program promotion and platform building”, a five-year agreement on strategic cooperation was signed between WHITRAP and Hangzhou International City Study Research Center (World Heritage Conservation Hangzhou Research Center) on 3 November 2013. The two sides have also agreed on other issues including working together on the establishment of a research center on historic urban landscape (temporary), hosting conferences and trainings, strengthening information exchange and academic publications.