On the afternoon of September 12, the openingceremony of CDIC was successfully held in the conference center of Chang'an University North Campus. This is another important measure of Chang'an University to face the future, take a global view, comprehensively deploy the development of transportation disciplines, and promote international cooperation ineducation. It aims to further promote the school's building of double first-class and focus on improving the level of talent cultivation, scientific research, and socialservice.

Yuan Ning (Secretary-General of the Academic Degrees Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government), Wan Zhenjiang (Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation), Ji Wenkui (Second Inspector of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government), Zhao Jiawen(Director of the Office and Director of Global Center in University College Dublin), Chen Feng(Party Secretary of Chang'an University), Sha Aimin(Principal)attended the event. The opening ceremony was presided over by He Shuanhai, Vice President of Chang'anUniversity.

At the opening ceremony, Yuan Ning highly affirmed Chang’an University’s important contributions to Shaanxi’s higher education and Shaanxi’s economic and social development. He expressed the hope that the university will take the opportunity to actively meet the major national strategic needs and the forefront of world science and technology, to carry out all-round, wide-ranging, multi-level school-enterprise cooperation and international exchanges to provide more powerful talents and intellectual support for the country and the economic and social development ofShaanxi.

Yuan Ning delivering a speech

Chen Fengproposed that CDICshouldmake contributions to promote new progress for leading the frontier technological innovation of global transportation, national prosperity and development of humancivilization.

Chen Feng delivering a speech

Sha Aimin said in his speech that he believes that the development of the transportation engineering discipline will form aninternationalmode, provide stronger talent support and technological support for the development of the transportationindustry.

Sha Aimin delivering a speech

Eoin O'Learyproposed that the establishment of the CDIC promoted the educational exchanges, resource sharing, and friendly exchanges between China and Ireland, which is conducive to the promotion of the two countries’ profound friendship and sustainabledevelopment.

Li Xiuwen delivering a speech

Andrew J. Deeks, said in his speech that the University College Dublin and Chang'an University have a very good cooperation. He believes that the cooperation between the two universities can provide high-quality education and cultivate excellent interdisciplinary internationaltalents.

Andrew J. Deeks delivering a speech

Theopening ceremony

CDIC fully integrates high-quality education resources at home and abroad, combines the strengths of Chang'an University and University College Dublin's superior disciplines, and adopts the advanced talent cultivation model of double degree, double registration, 4+0 to realize study abroad without going abroad. CDIC aims to build an international college with distinctive characteristics in the field of Transportation engineering, and is committed to cultivating a compound and innovative new engineering + transportation+Internationalhigh-end technology and management talents with a broad international perspective, complex engineering problem solving capabilities, and global competence in the field of Transportationengineering.

Administrationsinspecting CDIC environment

Group photo

Before the opening ceremony, the administrations, experts and scholars, and outstanding alumni visited CDIC for inspection and took a groupphoto.