In year one of the project (2001), Tianjin Technical College for the Deaf of Tianjin University of Technology (TUT), China joined PEN-International making the college one of PEN's first international partners. TUT is the lead PEN-International partner in China and coordinates all activities in the country. In November 2002, TUT hosted its first PEN-International instructional technology seminar. By project year three (2003), two new partner institutions in China joined the network (Beijing Union University (BUU) and Changchun University). The fourth partner institution from China, Zhongzhou University (ZU), joined the network in year 5 (2005). All four of the partners from China have been very active with their workshops and training efforts.