The First ANSO International Training Course on Automobile Technology was Successfully Held

Research and Application of High-Efficiency, Low-Carbon and Smart Vehicles

30 06, 2023

The first ANSO International Training Course on Automotive Technology was successfully held in Hefei and Wuhu, Anhui Province on 17-18 June 2023, with the joint support of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), the School of Engineering Science of the University of Science and Technology of China (SES of USTC), the International College of USTC, and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. 50 international students from 27 countries were enrolled in this training course.

Group Photo of Training Course Participants

The opening ceremony was held on 17 June at USTC and hosted by Prof. PEI Gang, Deputy Dean of SES. Both Prof. NI Yong, Deputy Dean of SES, and Ms. SHEN Yizhu, Office Director of the International College of USTC, successively delivered opening remarks, expressing their gratitude for ANSO’s support to the activity. Dr. LI Qian, Program Officer from the ANSO Secretariat, gave an opening speech and offered a brief introduction about ANSO.

Opening Ceremony

During the lecture session, Mr. XU Qingsong, Vice-President of Chery International, Ms. BIE Xue, Head of NIO’s Product and Technology Alliance, Prof. JIAO Kui from Tianjin University, and Prof. LING Qiang from USTC respectively gave their lectures on automotive technology.

Expert Lectures and Interactions

On 18 June, the students visited Chery’s headquarters in Wuhu. They had tours in Chery’s Longshan test center and assembly plant, and the International Company’s exhibition area to learn more about Chery’s new energy technology. They also visited the assembly industry line, experienced the intelligent compartment, and took a test drive of the latest vehicle models.

Field Visit at Chery

During the wrap-up Q&A session, the students had an active discussion with Chery’s experts regarding Chery’s brand image, after-sales services, hydrogen vehicles, international market, and internship opportunities. After that, this field visit came to a successful conclusion.

Picture of the Q&A Session

Green development has become the defining feature of Belt and Road cooperation, and green transport cooperation constitutes a major area of it. The key task of green transport is to promote energy-saving and low-carbon means of transportation using new energy and clean energy, with the aim of helping the Belt and Road countries and regions to develop green transport. This fits in ANSO’s mission and strategic objectives very well. The training course is an essential part of the ANSO Collaborative Research Project titled “Research and Application of High-Efficiency, Low-Carbon and Smart Vehicles in Belt and Road Countries”, which provides international students from B&R countries with a deep understanding of the advanced automotive technology and the development of China’s automotive industry. What’s more, it can lay a foundation for promoting science and technology cooperation between China and the B&R countries in the automotive field.

Source: SHI Lingfeng, Associate Researcher, University of Science and Technology of China