2023 7th Belt & Road and BRICS Skills Development & Technology Innovation Competition: Intelligent Connected Vehicle Chassis-by-wire System Testing Trials (Nanjing Division) Held at NJCIT

The 2023 7th Belt & Road and BRICS Skills Development & Technology Innovation Competition: Intelligent Connected Vehicle Chassis-by-wire Testing Trials (Nanjing Division) was held in Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology (NJCIT) from December 1 to 2. The BRICS Skills Development & Technology Innovation Competition (hereinafter referred to as “BRICS Competition”) is an international competition recognized by the Preparatory Committee of BRICS Summit 2017, filed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and approved by BRICS Business Council. The BRICS Competition is sponsored by the Chinese BRICS Business Council, the International Alliance of Skills Development for Belt and Road (IASDBR), and Belt & Road and BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Training Center under the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), co-sponsored by the China Association of Innovations and China Center for International People-to-People Exchange of the Ministry of Education, P.R.China, and organized by the Chinese BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group, and jointly organized by NJCIT, EISA (Guangzhou) Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. (EISA Technology) and Beijing ARC Xinxing Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

The opening ceremony of the trials was held in NJCIT on December 1. Du Qingbo, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of NJCIT, Wang Wenkai, Head of Expert Group, Li Dongjiang, Chief Referee, Li Zhi, Chief Arbitrator, Liu Xuemei, Executive Director of EISA Technology and Dean of Research Institute for Intelligent Connected Industry-Education Integration, Lin Kun, School-Enterprise Cooperation Director of Industry-Education Integration Division of EISA Technology, and Li Jianlin, Dean of School of Intelligent Transportation attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Li Jianlin, Dean of the School of Intelligent Transportation, NJCIT.

Du Qingbo, Vice President of NJCIT, welcomed the guests and contestants on behalf of NJCIT’s leadership team and all teachers and students. Vice President Du Qingbo stressed that the BRICS Competition aimed to promote skill talent development and uphold the spirit of craftsmanship, providing strong support for the high-quality development of intelligent connected vehicle technology skills. Besides, he encouraged all participants to wholeheartedly engage in the competition with enthusiasm, determination, and a willingness to give their best, showcase individual style, foster friendships, and demonstrate skill. Liu Xuemei, Executive Director of EISA Technology and Dean of the Research Institute for Intelligent Connected Industry-Education Integration, said that the BRICS Competition provided a platform for students and faculty from various colleges and universities to showcase their skills and exchange expertise. She hoped that all participants would actively prepare themselves and stand out in the trials.

During the trials, the contestants completed the corresponding skill assessment through standardized and correct operations such as fault diagnosis, debugging and thermal insulation analysis of the chassis-by-wire system. The entire finals were conducted in an orderly manner, with contestants remaining composed and showcasing their professionalism and comprehensive abilities in the skill-based challenges. This BRICS Competition centered around the main line of new industrial revolution partnership of BRICS countries, served as a platform for cultural exchange between China and foreign nations, focused on the theme of cutting-edge technological skills and followed the direction of “creating the future through future skills”. It has aligned with the spirit of skill development and technological innovation discussed among BRICS countries, with a specific emphasis on the technology and applications of intelligent connected vehicle chassis-by-wire systems. It has promoted greater cooperation in skill development and technological innovation among BRICS countries and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, fostering the growth of internationally-oriented, highly skilled, and future-oriented technical talents.

Photo/Text by Chen Cheng and Qiu Yayu, School of Intelligent Transportation

Reviewed by Xiong Jiangyong, School of Intelligent Transportation