The International Student Forum and Inaugural Ceremony of World Transport Convention (WTC) 2021 International Student Operating Committee, the theme activities of the 2021 WTC, were held on June 18 in Xi'an, capital of the northwestern Shannxi Province. Nearly 100 international students from more than 20 universities in China attended the convention, including those from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), a member of WTC International Student Operating Committee.

WTC International Student Operating Committee is established to enhance the exchanges in the field of world transportation, help strengthen cooperation, expand the opening-up of education, and increase the international influence of the universities.

Anastasiia, a Russian student from the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power of SWJTU and one of the five keynote student speakers in China, presented her academic report entitled "Turnout Solutions for the Permanent Magnet Guideway of HTS Maglev Vehicles", which fully demonstrated the leading role Southwest Jiaotong University plays in this field. Her wonderful speech was warmly received by the delegates at the convention.

Anastasiia speaks at the convention

Letters of appointment were issued to the executive directors of the members during the Inaugural Ceremony of World Transport Convention (WTC) 2021 International Student Operating Committee.

Approved by the State Council, World Transport Convention (WTC) is an international academic conference in the field of transportation jointly organized by China Association for science and technology (CAST), Ministry of transport (MOT) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and hosted by China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS) with the support of other organizations home and abroad in transportation sector. It also serves as a platform for the display of achievements in transportation technology.