en.Wedoany.com Reported - The "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory for Green Road Construction and Maintenance, led by CCCC First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd. (referred to as "CCCC First Highway Engineering Group") and jointly participated by Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture and Addis Ababa Science and Technology University in Ethiopia, was officially launched in Beijing on June 25, 2026. The first meeting of the Technical Committee was held concurrently. Industry experts from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, the China Highway and Transportation Society, as well as representatives from the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Management Committee attended the meeting. The meeting announced the establishment of the Joint Laboratory Management Committee and Technical Committee, with Wang Shuangjie, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, appointed as the Director of the Technical Committee.
Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Beijing, CCCC First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd. is a core backbone enterprise under China Communications Construction Company Limited (referred to as "China Communications Construction"). Its business covers highways, bridges, tunnels, railways, municipal engineering, and overseas infrastructure construction. The company has been deeply involved in East African countries such as Ethiopia for many years, undertaking several landmark infrastructure projects, including the Addis Ababa-Adama Expressway. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture is a high-level, distinctive municipal university in Beijing, with strong research capabilities in fields such as civil engineering, building environment and energy application engineering. Addis Ababa Science and Technology University in Ethiopia is a key science and engineering university in the country, having cultivated a large number of engineering and technical talents for the East African region.
In his speech, Liang Qingshan, Deputy General Manager of CCCC First Highway Engineering Group, stated that the joint laboratory will be based in Ethiopia, radiating to the East African region, focusing on forming a comprehensive green construction and maintenance technology system suitable for the East African plateau conditions, and striving to build a benchmark for China-Africa scientific and technological cooperation. In an academic lecture, Academician Wang Shuangjie pointed out that overseas technology transfer should avoid directly copying domestic standards and construction processes. Instead, it is necessary to delve into the front line of overseas engineering, conduct solid basic research, and precisely solve practical regional engineering problems. Fan Wenjun, Secretary of the Party Committee of CCCC First Highway Engineering Group's Overseas Branch, reported on the laboratory's construction plan and work plan on behalf of the joint laboratory, stating that it will continue to build an international academic and technical exchange platform.
In his concluding remarks, Zhao Zongzhi, Chief Engineer of CCCC First Highway Engineering Group, pointed out that the laboratory should closely align with the national "15th Five-Year Plan" strategic deployment for green, low-carbon, and international cooperation, and effectively leverage the platform role of the joint laboratory. A total of 158 people, including research teams from CCCC First Highway Engineering Group, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, overseas regional centers, and related projects, participated in the meeting both on-site and online.
The launch of this joint laboratory has established an important platform for technical cooperation between China and Africa in the field of green road construction and maintenance, helping to promote the adaptive transformation and application of China's green highway technology in the East African region.
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