REHAU German Third Rail (Commercial) Director Andy Wächter and REHAU Polymer
Sdn Bhd Railway Solution Asia Pacific Region Director Andrew Chong, who is
also the industrial advisor of UTAR Centre for Railway Infrastructure and
Engineering (CRIE), visited UTAR Sungai Long Campus on 29 May 2023 to
discuss potential collaboration opportunities in driving technology
advancement as well as bolstering up the region’s capacity to manufacture,
commercialise, and deploy critical technologies in railway.
During the meeting
They were welcomed by Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC
FES) R&D and Postgraduate Programmes Deputy Dean Assoc Prof Ir Dr Ling
Lloyd, CRIE Secretary Dr Ong Chuan Fang and LKC FES academics Dr Hau Lee
Cheun and Dr Lee Yong Hong.
The meeting discussion centred on collaboration opportunities for both
parties, such as research collaboration, industrial attachment, job
opportunities, mutual visits, and joint training courses.
REHAU and UTAR will jointly look into the plausibility of research on
commercializable products, such as the glass-reinforced plastic insulator,
and seek additional government grants to make it a success.
REHAU
Polymer Sdn Bhd, as an MoU partner of UTAR,
envisions that the mutual collaboration would heighten UTAR CRIE as a
regional hub to connect the railway industry players and academic
institutions.
The visit ended with a campus tour and a luncheon session.
UTAR Vice President for Internationalisation and Academic Development Ir
Prof Dr Goi Bok Min (most left) having a discussion with the visitors
Prof Goi (third from left) presenting souvenirs to Andy Wächter (third from
right)
Campus tour
Luncheon with the visitors
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