From May 8 to May 12, Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) held the third Auto Culture Festival and Practical Teaching Exhibition of Vehicle Engineering and Automotive Service Engineering Programs.

The third SZTU Auto Culture Festival opens. [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

The opening ceremony of the festival was held at the College of Urban Transportation and Logistics, attended by Ruan Shuangchen, president of SZTU; Franz Raps, dean of College of Urban Transportation and Logistics; Wu Yaling, secretary-general of Pingshan District Association for Science and Technology; Liao Shaoping, president of Shenzhen Automobile Repair Association; Ma Li, deputy secretary-general of the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Design Competition Secretariat of National Undergraduate Engineering Practice and Innovation Ability Competition; and Wang Wenwei, executive dean of Shenzhen Automotive Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology.

Agreement signing ceremony between SZTU and four enterprises [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

At the opening ceremony, on behalf of SZTU, Prof. Franz Raps signed university-enterprise cooperation agreements on building internship bases with Valeo Interior Controls (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Li Auto Inc., Shenzhen Busbar SCI-Tech Development Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Tritek Limited respectively.

The third SZTU Auto Culture Festival opens and the Practical Training Base of Smart Automotive Service is unveiled. [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

Car display at the Auto Culture Festival [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

Many well-known car companies participated in this festival, providing test-drive services, demonstrating unmanned driving and showcasing unmanned cleaning technologies.

Apollo Robotaxi [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

Apollo Go, the autonomous driving service platform launched by Baidu, has opened nearly 200 stations in Pingshan District, including locations near SZTU, which offers more travel choices to SZTUers.

Besides, students from many primary and secondary schools and kindergartens were invited to take study tours at the Auto Culture Festival.

Children from SZTU Kindergarten visit racing cars, experience go-karts and remote-controlled cars, and gain knowledge of automobiles. [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

Students from Shenzhen Pingshan Foreign Language Wenyuan School and East Campus of Shenzhen Senior High School experience innovative scientific achievements of automobile technology, and learn about smart cars and the culture and technology of automobiles. [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

As the last event of this festival, the racing teams from many universities, including Guangdong University of Technology, Shenzhen Polytechnic, South China Agricultural University, South China University of Technology, and Guangzhou City University of Technology, gathered at SZTU Racing Car Studio for visiting and mutual sharing and gave racing car shows on May 12.

Racing cars and teams from different universities [Photo/College of Urban Transportation and Logistics]

Wang Qiang, member of the Standing Committee and director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Zhang Jihong, secretary of the Party Committee of SZTU, and Liang Yongsheng, vice president of SZTU, watched the racing car shows.

Drafted by Olivia（赖丽伟）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

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