In May 11 in local time zone, Sino-Germany Rail Transit Technology Research and Development Center was set up jointly by CRRC railway rolling stock and Dresden University of Technology in Germany. Wan Gang, Minister of Science and Technology, personally sent a letter for congratulation. Jin Xiaoming, director of International Cooperation Department, Zhao Qinghua, councilor of Chinese embassy in Germany, and Dr. Mangold, secretary of Saxony State Affair Office, were present at the inaugural meeting. Mr. Jin Xiaoming gave a presentation of the letter of Mr. Wan Gang.
As stated by Mr. Wan in the letter, the "Industry 4.0" of Germany and "Made-in-China 2025" programs proposed successively brought more opportunities for cooperation of technological innovation in the field of intelligent industrial manufacturing. As a leading rail vehicle manufacturer in China, CRRC has the largest rail vehicle and equipment R&D and manufacturing base in China, is the leading high-speed train manufacturer in China and a trustworthy partner of Germany. Dresden University of Technology has been one of the most time-honored and renowned universities since the industrial Revolution of Europe, leading the world in technology of light-weight composite material. "I believed that, founding of the Joint Research & Development Center will make active contribution to practical cooperation between German and China in the field of rail transit."
The R&D center was funded collectively by CSR Sifang Joint Stock Company, CRRC railway rolling stock Industry Institute Company Limited and Dresden University of Technology, will be mainly engaged in research and development of light-weight material and technologies for rail transit, so as to build up new material and technology R&D centers, technological transformation center and high-tech talent base in Germany.
According to Wang Jun, the vice-president of CRRC, a cooperation agreement for founding of Sino-Germany Rail Transit Technology Research and Development Center was signed by and between CRRC Sifang Company and Dresden University of Technology on the 7th Sino-Germany Economic and Technological Cooperation Forum in October of last year, which was part of the package cooperation agreements signed between the two countries. Setup of the R&D center marked that the cooperation between both parties had been in a material stage. On the inaugural meeting, a number of technological development cooperation projects were signed by and between the R&D Center and CRRC.
As expressed by Ma Yunshuang, the general manager of CRRC Sifang railway rolling stock Company, the company has developed an open collaborative innovation platform, and setup of the research and development center is a significant step to a global collaborative innovation system for rail transit technologies, and plays a crucial role in enhancing China's sustainable innovation capacity in rail transit technologies and facilitating overseas expansion of China's high-end rail equipment.
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