HARTING joins hands with Tongji University

February 25, 2014 7:29 am

HARTING (Zhuhai) Sales Ltd. and Institute of Railway and Urban Rail Transit of Tongji University (IRT) signed a memorandum of understanding in Shanghai. HARTING and IRT will cooperate to develop innovative technologies in the field of rail transportation and to train new generation of engineers. Philip F. W. Harting, Senior Vice President of HARTING group and President of IRT, Tongji University, Han Bin hosted the signing ceremony.
“HARTING is highly committed to the China community to promote technology innovation as well as to cultivate railway transportation talents is important manifestation of corporate social responsibility,” the company informed issuing a statement.
According to Philip F. W. Harting, “IRT has excellent performance and experience in railway and urban rail transit technology education and research. They have been training a large number of highly qualified technical engineers. Through the cooperation, HARTING is benefited from learning and developing new solutions for signal communication, operation management and engineering construction, which will reinforce HARTING’s leading position in the field of rail transportation.”“HARTING and IRT will set up a joint laboratory to strengthen the rail vehicle connector technology research and teaching practice. Meanwhile HARTING will provide scholarships and internship opportunities for IRT’s students every year. Outstanding doctoral students and young scholars will have the opportunity to join project communication in Germany,” the statement adds.