The Century of Progress Exposition put the promise of the airplane on the ground. While the Goodyear Blimp, the symbol of the Fair, hovered overhead unnoticed, visitors ogled Buckminster Fuller's ...

His vision is encapsulated in the university motto ‘Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection’, which has been driving XMU’s century-long development, according to Rong Zhang, president of XMU.