A Memorandum of Agreement between the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd (CSCECTH) was signed to establish collaborations in joint research and executive training program focusing on the “Thailand-China High-Speed Railway project” from 2022 to 2024.
Dr. Eden Woon, AIT President, and Mr. Yinfei Wang, Managing Director of CSCECTH signed the MoA. Dr. Wenchao Xue, Director of the AIT Belt & Road Research Center, and Mr. Chongming Liu, Deputy Managing Director of CSCECTH signed as witnesses. Members of delegations from CSCECTH included Managing Director, Mr. Wang Yinfei; Deputy Managing Director Mr. Liu Chongming; Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Xu Weitao; Project Manager HST4-3, Mr. Zhou Jiayi; Manager, Mr. Li Miao; and Deputy Manager, Mr. Zang Rui.
CSCECTH is a subsidiary of CSCEC, one of the world’s largest engineering contractors, founded in China in 1982. The organization operates in more than 100 countries and regions in the world, covering investment and development (real estate, construction financing, and operation), construction engineering (housing and infrastructure), as well as survey and design (green construction, energy conservation, environmental protection, and e-commerce). CSCEC addresses its mission of “expanding a happy living environment”
CSCECTH Managing Director, Mr. Wang Yinfei highlighted the solid progress of cooperation between the two parties, emphasizing that CSCEC attached great importance to the investment in research and development of high technology, especially in public infrastructure and super high-rise buildings. “Today is just a starting point of our collaboration. I believe our future collaboration will be much more in-depth and diversified”.
The collaboration program in this MoA covers an executive training program, a joint research project, and a long-term coordination & collaboration scheme between the two parties. AIT Belt and Road Research Center will lead this initiative in association with AIT Extension and the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, AIT School of Engineering and Technology. Dr. Wenchao Xue, Director of AIT Belt and Road Center, said, “This MoA makes a great milestone for the Belt and Road Research Center, and we look forward to working more closely with our colleagues from AIT and CSCECTH soon.”