On October 9, 2020, the inter-college live course “Writing and Communication” prepared by the Teaching Synergy Center of the five universities in East China was officially launched. The course aims at helping students improve their communication skills and writing ability through 11 lectures, creating a new mode of education and teaching with simultaneous live broadcast from five universities. The first lecture was delivered by Professor Ye Jiyuan, a Distinguished Professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing University. Students and teachers from five universities attended the lectures live in their schools and participated in classroom interactions in real time.