Opening Remarks

8:15 – 8:45

Welcome message from SMU
Welcome message from COTA

Group Photographing

Session A: Talents Cultivation, chaired by Prof. Xin Shi, Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University

8:45 –9:05

Crossover, fusion and development of "Traffic Information Engineering and Control" subject

Dr. Zhengxi Li, Professor & Past Vice President, North China University of Technology

9:05 – 9:25

Some thoughts on key issues in engineering education

Dr. Hongzhi Guan, Professor, Beijing University of Technology

9:25 – 9:45

First-class young transportation faculty training

Dr. Jian (John) Lu, Professor & Dean, School of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University

9:45 – 10:05

"One-Belt-One-Road" Initiative and high-end talent cultivation

Dr Jinsong Zhao, Professor & Dean, International Shipping Law School, East China University of Political Science & Law

10:05-10:25

Coffee/Tea Break

Session B: "Stones From Other Hills", chaired by Prof GE, Ying-En

10:25 – 10:50

Toward the development of a world-class Transportation Education

Dr. Hong K. Lo, Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

10:50 – 11:15

Project Mingde: Experiential Learning Initiative for New Generation of Engineers

Dr. S.C. Wong, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

11:15 – 11:40

Introduction of education of shipping management talent cultivation in Taiwan

Dr. Kevin Hsu, Professor & Dean, College of Management, Kaoshiung Marine University

11:40 - 12:05

Recent and future development of civil engineering in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr. William H.K. Lam, Chair Professor & Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

10:05-10:25

Lunch Break

Session C1：Undergraduate Education, chaired by Professor Hongzhi Guan Building

13:30 – 13:55

Some thoughts on cultivation of interdisciplinary Traffic Engineering Talents from the perspective of Tsinghua University

Dr. Huapu Lu, Professor, Tsinghua University

13:55 – 14:20

Background requirements to succeed in traffic information and control study for college students

Dr. Ping Yi, Professor, University of Akron

14:20 – 14:45

A history of transportation engineering in Southeast University and a plan for the future of it

Dr. Pan Liu, Professor & Dean, School of Transportation, Southeast University

14:45 – 15:05

An exploration of training methods for students' success by Diversification and Unity

Dr. Xiaobo Liu, Professor & Dean, School of Transportation & Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University

15:05-15:30

Cultivation of shipping talents in Shanghai Maritime University

Dr. Ming Sun, Associate Professor & Deputy Dean (Teaching), College of Transport & Communications, Shanghai Maritime University

Session C2：Establishing Disciplinary Specialties, chaired by Prof Yunpeng Wang

13:30 – 13:50

Cultivating specialties of shipping-focused transportation management in Dalian Maritime University

Dr. Zhihong Jin, Professor & Dean, Transportation Management College, Dalian Maritime University

13:50 – 14:10

Science and subject: some experience in the development of transportation engineering in Sun Yat-sen University

Dr. Zhi Yu, Professor, Sun Yat-sen University

14:10 – 14:30

Establishing disciplinary specialties in DMU Collaborative Innovation Center for Transport Studies

Dr. Haibo Kuang, Professor & Executive Director, Collaborative Innovation Center for Transport Studies, Dalian Maritime University

14:30 – 14:50

Some thoughts on characteristics and directions of "Traffic Information Engineering and Control" Subject

Dr. Dianhai Wang, Professor, Zhejiang University

14:50-15:10

An overview of SIT School of Raid Transportation

Dr. Daolai Cheng, Professor, School of Raid Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology

15:10-15:30

Innovative reforming and practice of research and postgraduate cultivation in the context of maritime transportation in our college

Dr. Hao Han, Associate Professor & Deputy Dean (Research), College of Transport & Communications, Shanghai Maritime University

15:30-16:00

Coffee/Tea Break

Session D, Panel Discussion, chaired by TBD

16:00 – 17:30

Topics for discussion

1) Cultivating first-class talents;

2) Establishing disciplinary Specialties;

3) Interdisciplinary subjects based talent cultivation