On April 14, 2017, Mr. Huang Yonghe, chief engineer of Automotive Technical Information Research Institute of China Automotive technology and Research Center (CATRC) visited HUAT to investigate the international joint program with UK.

Mr. Huang said when CATRC learned about the joint program from newspaper, they showed great interest in it and he was asked to visit HUAT for further information about the program. 

Ms. Ma Xun, director of international exchange and cooperation office made a brief introduction about HUAT and its international cooperation programs in recent years. After the introduction, all the participants had a discussion about the joint program, including basic situation, background, model and other information. They also discussed possibility of cooperation with CATRC.