Researchers with the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhejiang University's Ocean College visited NingboTech for discussions on May 13th.

ZHENG Yi, Party Secretary of the School of Information Science and Engineering, briefed the visitors on the history of the university and its cooperation with companies. Prof. TAN Jian, Chief Scientist of the Multidisciplinary Group of Smart Port and Service, elaborated on the progress made so far and stressed the importance of field research and first-hand knowledge of the difficulties faced by companies in the understanding of institutional deficiencies. 

MA Longhua, Director of the School's Intelligent Automation Research Institute, gave a brief introduction to the institute and showed great interest in future cooperation in achieving the goals and targets set for the 14th Five-Year Plan.

During the subsequent visit to Ningbo Beilun Third Container Terminal Co., Ltd., the visitors got a better understanding of the smart operation of container terminals.