The International Joint Research Center of "Rail Transit Control and Safety" was inaugurated in Beijing Jiaotong University

Recently, Beijing Jiaotong University and the University of Birmingham jointly inaugurated the International Joint Research Center for "Rail Transit Control and Safety" and signed a memorandum of understanding
to deepen further cooperation between the two universities.

Ning Bin, President of Beijing Jiaotong University, said that Beijing Jiaotong University and the University of Birmingham have a good foundation for cooperation, and the international joint research center jointly declared by the two sides and established with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China is an excellent example of industry-university-research cooperation in the field of rail transit in China, attracting the extensive participation
of industry leaders such as CRRC Research Institute 。 The signing of the memorandum of cooperation and the official inauguration of the International Joint Research Center mark a new milestone in the cooperation between the two sides, and it is hoped that the two sides can further strengthen cooperation, complement each other's advantages, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, provide talents and technical support for the development of the rail transit industry, and contribute to
the development of rail transit in China and the UK and the world.

Eastwood, on behalf of the University of Birmingham delegation, highly affirmed the extensive cooperation achievements made by the two sides in the field of rail transit, and hoped that the two sides could further give full play to their respective advantages in the field of rail transit, carry out innovative research, and increase cooperative scientific research output
.
He also said that the University of Birmingham attaches great importance to the cooperation with Beijing Jiaotong University, and the two sides have made important achievements in scientific research cooperation and joint student training in recent years, and hope to rely on the international joint research center to further broaden the scope of cooperation, deepen the connotation of cooperation, and jointly enter the golden era
of cooperation between the two sides.

According to reports, the cooperation between the two universities in scientific research and teaching has a long history
.
Professor Clive Roberts, Director of the Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) at the University of Birmingham, is a visiting professor at BJTU, where a considerable number of researchers collaborate with local colleagues for a year
.
BCRRE and the State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Control and Safety of Beijing Jiaotong University jointly hold the IEEE International Conference
on Intelligent Rail Transit every two years.
In addition to strengthening cooperation in the field of scientific research, the University of Birmingham and Beijing Jiaotong University also plan to increase the number of Chinese undergraduate and postgraduate students participating in the joint training program of
the University of Birmingham.
Through these teaching collaborations, more than 40 students from Beijing Jiaotong University have studied at the University of Birmingham
.
In addition, the two universities jointly offer a postgraduate course
on rail safety risk management with funding from the Lloyds Register Foundation.