Joint high speed research agreement

摘要

A joint international high speed railway research laboratory is to be developed under a co-operation agreement signed by the UK's University of Birmingham and China's Beijing Jiaotong University. The laboratory would be run jointly by the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research & Education and the State Key Lab of Rail Traffic Control & Safety. It is expected to form part of a wider UK-China high speed rail research platform bringing together experienced researchers from other institutions. 'The UK has a long history of research into railway technologies', said Hairong Dong, Professor in Railway System Control and Deputy Director of the International Office at BJTU. 'China has achieved rapid development over the last decade in high speed rail and developed leading railway technology. The set-up of the joint research centre will help to enhance the global leadership of the two countries in the area.' The two universities have already undertaken academic exchanges through joint research projects funded by the two governments and the rail industry. A Sino-UK Higher Education Research Partnership for PhD studies supports the exchange of six researchers and six students working on technologies to improve capacity and reduce energy consumption on metros.