{"id":3157,"date":"2025-10-09T16:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:25:02","slug":"crrc_october2025visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/crrc_october2025visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegation from China\u2019s National Railway Administration and CRRC Visits MTEC to Discuss Future Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"657\"><strong>On<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"348\">9 October 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"404\">Rail and Modern Transport Research Group (RMT)<\/strong> of the <strong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"469\">National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)<\/strong> welcomed delegates from the <strong data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"567\">National Railway Administration of the People\u2019s Republic of China<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"587\">CRRC Co., Ltd.<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"626\">CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.<\/strong> for an official visit to MTEC.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"904\">The meeting\u00a0focused on proposals for future collaboration under the <strong data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"857\">China\u2013Thailand Rail Transit \u201cBelt and Road\u201d Joint Laboratory<\/strong> framework.<br data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"871\" \/>Key discussion points included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing a fixed office and exhibition space for the Joint Laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the creation of a <strong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1061\">Rail Transit Technology Innovation Alliance<\/strong> in Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening cooperation on <strong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1140\">scientific research projects<\/strong>, hosting <strong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1179\">regular academic seminars<\/strong>, and conducting <strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1230\">joint talent-training programs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3480ED91-6F7D-4691-8E66-D78819FF4DA6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crrcmeetingOctober20252-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/visit-1-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/visit-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/visit-1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/visit-1-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nstda.or.th\/rmt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/visit-1.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1324\">Following the meeting, the delegates visited several of MTEC\u2019s key facilities, including:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1482\">\n<li data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1367\">\n<p data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1367\"><strong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1365\">Wheel\u2013Rail Interaction Laboratory<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1367\">\n<p data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1367\"><strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1406\">Corrosion Technology Laboratory<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1445\">\n<p data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1445\"><strong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1443\">Laser Processing Laboratory<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1482\">\n<p data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1482\"><strong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1482\">Railway Technology Laboratory<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"2019\">MTEC and the <strong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1568\">Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)<\/strong>, under the <strong data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1654\">Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI)<\/strong>, have been working closely with <strong data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1710\">CRRC Qingdao Sifang<\/strong> through the <strong data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1787\">China\u2013Thailand Rail Transit \u201cBelt and Road\u201d Joint Laboratory<\/strong> initiative. 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