On the afternoon of August 22, Kong Dun, chief engineer of China Railway Group Limited (China Railway), and his delegation visited Tsinghua University. You Zheng, vice president of Tsinghua University, met with guests in the East Hall of the I-shaped hall. The two sides jointly held a signing ceremony for major projects and memorandum of cooperation of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronic Technology (EEA), Tsinghua University, and China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co., Ltd., to promote cooperation between the two sides to a new level.

On behalf of the Tsinghua University, You Zheng extended a warm welcome to the visit of China Railway. With regard to the signing of the contract, You Zheng said that Tsinghua University adheres to the strategic positioning of "serving the major needs of the country, aiming at the forefront of international science and technology, and focusing on hot issues in the industry", and builds a new discipline development strategy of "One Axis and Two Wings". Over the years, we have always adhered to the concept of aiming at the international frontier basic research and facing the major needs of national economic construction, carried out scientific research work of "Indomitable Spirit", and made efforts to break through the key problems restricting the development of the industry. I also hope to cooperate with China Railway Electrification Group Co., Ltd. to make more outstanding scientific and technological contributions.

Mr. Kong Dun said in his speech that the in-depth cooperation and exchange between the two sides not only usher in a new era of R&D and manufacturing of a new generation of traction power supply system of electrified railway with independent intellectual property rights in China, but also will make positive contributions to the international leading level of traction power supply system technology of electrified railway in China. He also sincerely hoped that this major project can be successfully completed and that the cooperation between the two sides can go further.

Mr. Fang Hongwei, head of the Office of Scientific R&D, Tsinghua University, presided over the meeting and made an address on behalf of the Office. Mr. Fang welcomed the arrival of the delegation of China Railway Electrification Engineering Group and expressed sincere expectation for the development of this major project and the follow-up all-round cooperation between the two sides. He said that in the follow-up development of the project and the follow-up major projects of the EEA, the Office of Scientific R&D must do a good job in cooperation and make due contributions to the scientific research and innovation of Tsinghua University.

Li Aimin, general manager of China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co., Ltd., made a speech in the exchange. He expressed his full affirmation of the achievements and scientific research strength of Department of Electrical Engineering (EEA) of Tsinghua University, and hoped that both sides could successfully complete the project and obtain more and deeper cooperation opportunities in the future.

Prof. Kang Chongqing, director of the EEA of Tsinghua University, said that after the project is launched, the EEA will continue to play its subjective initiative, relying on years of experience in major special projects, and make the full policy and personnel support to ensure the smooth progress of major project cooperation.

Academician Han Yingduo, professor of the EEA, Tsinghua University, made a speech on behalf of the R&D team. Han said that this cooperation follows the principle of pragmatism and innovation, aims to promote the scientific and technological innovation and development of electrified railway and urban rail transit, based on the improvement of scientific and technological innovation system, adheres to the basic idea of "sincere cooperation, mutual benefit, complementary advantages and common development", strengthens scientific and technological innovation and talent training cooperation, and realizes the win-win development of the two sides.

Kang Chongqing and Li Aimin respectively signed the memorandum of cooperation between China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and Department of electrical engineering and Applied Electronic Technology (EEA), Tsinghua University.

Zhang Hu, director of Science and Technology Development Department of Tsinghua University, and Zhao Yinjun, deputy general manager and chief engineer of China Railway Electrification Engineering Group, signed major project contracts on behalf of both sides.

With the completion of the signing ceremony, both sides will give full play to the technical advantages of Tsinghua University in electrified railway, integrate the advantages of science and technology, talents, implementation and other all-round resources, take the lead in making new breakthroughs in the traction power supply technology of electrified railway, promote the discipline development and achievement transformation of Tsinghua University, and enhance the independent innovation ability of China Railway Electrification Engineering Group’s core competitiveness, to achieve common and rapid development of both sides.

After the signing ceremony, the guests also went to the West Main Building of Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University, investigated the "new generation of SPC miniature experimental device for traction power supply", and listened to Wei Yingdong, the project leader and the director of Flexible Power Supply Research Center for Rail Transit of the Research Institute for Energy Internet Innovation, about the overall situation and plan of major projects. Then the two sides had a heated discussion.

Yu Xinjie, secretary of the EEA of Tsinghua University, Hu Yang, deputy director of the Technology Development Department of the Office of Scientific R&D, Lu Chao, assistant director of the EEA, Xie Xiaorong, director of the Flexible Transportation Institute of the EEA, Niu Guanghui, chief accountant and general counsel of China Railway Electrification Engineering Group, Lin Yunzhi, director of the Sci-Tech Design Department, Wang Jianting, director of the Finance Department, Wu Zhanwei, director of the Enterprise Planning Department, Guo Ge, president of the Design and Research Institute, and Li Lei, general manager of the urban subway branch company, also attended the meeting.

China Railway Group Limited is a large-scale enterprise group integrating survey and design, construction and installation, industrial manufacturing, real estate development, resources and minerals, financial investment and other businesses. It has been one of the top 500 enterprises in the world for 13 consecutive years. In 2018, it ranked 56th in Fortune Global 500 enterprises and 13th in China's top 500 enterprises. Founded in 1958, China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co., Ltd. is the pioneer and leader of China's electrified railway. After more than 60 years of development, it has become a large-scale engineering construction enterprise group integrating survey, design, development, industrial manufacturing, experimental testing, engineering supervision, material trade logistics, operation and maintenance, real estate development and investment and financing. It has participated in construction of 60% of electrified railways, 70% of high-speed railway and the rail transits of 41 cities, and made remarkable contributions to the first nation with electrified railways and the first powerful nation with high-speed railways in China. The Group won successively 17 national sci-tech awards, 42 provincial sci-tech progress awards, and more than 90 national high-quality engineering awards.