Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has officially approved the construction of the first national leading scientific and technological facility in seismic engineering: a large-scale installation for simulation research in seismic engineering.
The award ceremony of the 7th Bali International Choir Festival was held on July 28. After fierce competition between over a hundred teams from 16 countries, the TJU Peiyang Chorus distinguished itself with four awards.
On July 25, the 14th China International Choral Festival (CICF) successfully ended in Beijing. The Peiyang Chorus from Tianjin University won six prizes for its exquisite choral artistry, and finally won second place in the championship.
In August 2017, the three-year action plan (2017-2019) of APSEC was approved by the National Energy Administration to allow APSEC and the CHN Energy Group (then Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd.) to jointly form the Asia-Pacific CCTs Project Joint Operations Center.
Tianjin University will take the lead in building the world’s largest earthquake simulation engineering research facility, a project recently approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.
On July 22, during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Republic of Rwanda, Samuel Abikunda, who had studied at TJU, worked as the translator for Mr. Kagame, the President of Rwanda.