Harting (Zhuhai) Sales Limited and Institute of Railway and Urban Rail Transit of Tongji University (IRT) recently signed a memorandum of understanding in Shanghai under which the two would develop innovative technologies in the field of rail transportation and to train new generation of engineers. Philip FW Harting, Senior Vice President of Harting group and president of IRT, Tongji University, Han Bin hosted the signing ceremony.

Harting is highly committed to the China community to promote technology innovation as well as to cultivate railway transportation talents is important manifestation of corporate social responsibility.  Philip FW Harting believes "IRT has excellent performance and experience in railway and urban rail transit technology education and research. They have been training a large number of highly qualified technical engineers."

President of IRT, Han Bin prospects the positive future of rail transport development and expresses his best wishes for cooperation. He pointed out China's high-speed rail transportation will develop tremendously fast in the future. By 2020, high-speed rail will extend to a total mileage of 20,000 kilometer (km). Such development will create demand for massive requirement for outstanding professional engineers and advanced technology to support.

Harting and IRT will set up a joint laboratory to strengthen the rail vehicle connector technology research and teaching practice. Meanwhile HARTING will provide scholarships and internship opportunities for IRT's students every year. Outstanding doctoral students and young scholars will have the opportunity to join project communication in Germany.

HARTING, founded in 1945, is the market leader in connectivity and networks technology. Harting creates standards in the connector industry and provide connectivity and networks solutions for the transportation, factory automation, renewable energy, and power transmission and machinery markets.  Harting meets high requirements in numerous disciplines. All products fulfill high quality and offer outstanding robustness and reliability to sustain a safety journey from locomotive system to high-speed train system. Harting is pound to be the first connector manufacturer to receive the International Railway Industry Standard quality certificate.

Harting is also the first global connector manufacturer in the China market awarded the China Compulsory Certification (CCC).