2006-12-28
On December 28, Dr. Eric Ponthieu from European Economic and
Social Committee visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As the Head of Unit
“Transport, Energy, infrastructures and information society”, Dr. Ponthieu gave
a lecture on 7th EU Research Framework Programme: State of Play and
Perspectives. Prof. Guang MENG, dean of the School of Mechanics and Power, meet
Dr. Ponthieu in the morning.
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This lecture was chaired by Prof. Ming YANG from the Department of Automation, and nearly 100 teachers and students participated. After the lecture, Dr. Ponthieu answered the questions from the audience, including application procedure, intellectual property, etc. Further discussion with teachers and students working on automated vehicles was made, also.
