During the summer holiday of 2024, the University carried out a series of activities under the Global Competency Enhancement Program. An approach integrating “local internationalization” and “cross-border internationalization” was adopted for the Program, and more than 2,900 students participated in the international exchange studies.32 international courses were offered under the 2024 summer international ...

The departure ceremony was held recently for the fourth group (2024-2025) of “China Youth Volunteer Overseas Service Program – Serving UN Agencies” at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). Zhou Xiabing, an undergraduate student of 2027 from SWJTU-Leeds Joint School, was successfully admitted to the group after a series of selections. He is also the first youth volunteer selected by the ...

From September 18 to 22, "the Advanced Study Program of Global Sustainable Transport Cultural Exchange Project (2024)" was held on the campus of Southwest Jiaotong University. The program was sponsored by the Ministry of Transport and hosted by the Global Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center. The University, under the support from the Department of Transportation of Sichuan Province,...

From August 3rd to 6th, the 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES2024) held in Singapore attracted over 1200 distinguished scholars and experts in the field from 27 countries. At the conference, 9 plenaries, 13 semi-plenaries and 76 symposia were organized, presenting in total over 900 reports.At the conferences of international significance, ...

Faculty and students of the School of Design were decorated with five awards at the recently concluded 2024 International Train Design Competition which was sponsored by the International Rail Vehicle Industry Design Alliance (RVID) and hosted by CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC). The Competition attracted top designers and works from around the world, focusing on innovative and sustainable rail transport ...

From July 22 to 26, President Yan Xuedong led a delegation to visit Thailand for the promotion of international exchange and cooperation.At Khon Kaen University (KKU), Yan and his delegation discussed cooperation projects with President Charnchai and other university leaders and signed a letter of intent. They discussed plans to co-build the Tianyou Railway Institute, aiming to increase opportunities ...

Recently, Assistant Professor Luo Huajiang from the School of Economics and Management published a paper online entitled “Information Sharing Between Competitors with Endogenous Production Timing” in Production and Operations Management, a leading business journal in the UTD 24 Journal List.The paper challenges traditional theories that in the Cournot duopoly model, firms are reluctant to share demand ...

The First International Seminar on ASEAN Railway Interconnectivity Standardization was held at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province from June 13th to 15th, and attendees include delegates from quality standard and railway industry authorities in countries such as China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.The participants engaged in comprehensive and in-depth discussions and reached consensus ...

A paper entitled “Empowering Generative AI through Mobile Edge Computing” and written by Associate Professor Laha Ale from the research team led by Professor Dai Yuanshun at the School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence was published in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, a sub-journal of Nature which covers various fields such as electric power, electronics, smart grids, control systems,...

At the 30th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off on June 19 in the China National Convention Center, Beijing, the signing ceremony and book-sharing session were held in Sichuan Publishing Pavilion for the co-publishing agreements between Southwest Jiaotong University Press and Springer Nature Group on “Advanced Science and Technology on China High-speed Railway”.The co-publication of ...

On the morning of 21 June, the graduation ceremony and degree awarding ceremony for the graduates of 2024 were held in the Northern Stadium of Xipu Campus.President Yan Xuedong expressed in his speech that during their past few years at the University, the graduates have continuously improved and proved themselves worthy of the degrees conferred. They have constantly enriched their lives, enhanced ...

On June 24, the 2023 National Science and Technology Award Conference was held in the Great Hall of the People, where SWJTU raked in three awards including a Second Prize of State Technological Invention Award for the project of “Key Technology and Application of 350km/h High-speed Railway Turnout Structure” presided over by Professor Wang Ping, a Special Prize of State Scientific and Technological ...