In order to materialize the idea raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his stay in the Arab League headquarter in 2016, that to make talents and thoughts flow on “the Belt and Road”, the 1st GNSS short training program was held in newly built China-Arab BDS/GNSS Center, founded by Beihang University, during April 11th to 13tgh, 2018 in Tunisia.
Mr. Ran Chengqi, Director of China Satellite Navigation Office, and Mr. Mohammed Bin Omar, Secretary General of Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization announced the opening-up of the training program. Prof. Jing Guifei, Dean of Beidou Silk and Road School, Beihang University, and Prof. Wu Falin, Associate Professor of School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University, attended the series of activities. As the representatives of BeiDou International Communication Training Centre, they held the BDS/GNSS educational training jointly with Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization. During the training, eight (8) experts from International Cooperation Center, Test and Assessment Research Center, BDS/GNSS Open Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Machinery Science and Technology, Beihang University and Wuhan University, delivered eight (8) reports and introduced principles of satellite navigation system, development, functions, services and applications of BeiDou System and other GNSS system to more than forty (40) participants from Arab and Africa. This training aimed to make Arabic customers have better understanding, experience, application of Beidou System and other GNSS systems, and hope to promote the popularization and application of BeiDou Satellite System in Arabic area through this training program. Additionally, this training promoted the development of China-Arab BDS/GNSS Center co-founded by Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization and Arab Science and Technology Maritime institute, and would help to cultivate more talents in GNSS field together with African and Arabic countries.
The training program won positive comments from all parties. Representatives from Arab League and African countries in this training showed great interest in BeiDou System technology and willingness to cooperate with BeiDou and Beihang University on education and applications. The educational training program, as one important part of the Center, will be held in random schedule.
Previous to this, China Satellite Navigation Office and Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization held the inauguration ceremony of China-Arab BDS/GNSS Center in El Jazarra Science Park in Tunisia on April 10th. This was one important action to implement Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal of “landing BeiDou Satellite Navigation System in Arab”. It was also the first time to set up a BeiDou Centre outside China, which would help to accelerate the development of BeiDou Service in Arabic area and the whole world.
