On the evening of September 20, 2022 (GMT+8), the closing ceremony for " Seminar on Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Hungary-Serbia Railway " hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) was held online. Dai Ying, Vice Dean of the College of International Education, and Li Haifeng, expert representative from Tongji University, attended the graduation ceremony and delivered speeches.
The friendly relations between China and Serbia have a long history and have been vital for a long time. Serbia is the first country in Central and Eastern Europe to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, and under the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "China-Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation", new breakthroughs have been made in cooperation between the two countries in trade, investment and infrastructure. Serbia is the country where China has built the most infrastructure projects in the Central and Eastern European region. At present, infrastructure projects such as highways, power stations and railroad renovation and upgrading constructed by Chinese enterprises are steadily advancing, contributing to the economic and social development of Serbia. By holding this seminar, our university shares China's successful experience in railroad construction and operation and maintenance to provide reference for Serbia, enhance Serbia's independent development capacity and write a new chapter of friendship.
The seminar focused on railroad construction and operation and maintenance, and invited experts and scholars from Tongji University, Donghua University, Shanghai Maritime University, China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Corporation, Shanghai Casco Signal Corporation, Shanghai Municipal People's Government Urban Development Research Center and other units to exchange and discuss with the participants on the topics of high-speed railway operation organization, theory and practice of railroad track maintenance and repair management, railroad track facility inspection and condition assessment, and railroad comprehensive scheduling management.
The seminar was approved by all participants. They said that the training program was scientifically and reasonably designed, and they had gained insight, enlightened their thinking and benefited a lot from it. At the closing ceremony, Teodora Milenković, a representative of the Serbian participants, delivered a speech, expressing her gratitude to the Ministry of Commerce of China, Shanghai Business School and all the staff of the seminar. She said that through the seminar, she had learned a lot of successful experiences about railroad systems, railroad infrastructure construction and maintenance from the lectures of Chinese colleagues, experts and scholars, especially the unique theoretical knowledge and practical experience of China as the world leader in high-speed rail. 
The seminar lasted for 20 days and 27 participants from the Serbian Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure, Serbian Railway Co., Ltd. and Biro Utibe Project Consulting Company attended.
Written by: Sun Ya
Photos by: Ni Haoran
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
