On the 25th April, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) signed a cooperative agreement with Ningbo No.2 High School to co-establish the Aerospace Engineering Featured Class. According to the agreement, UNNC will provide teacher training and curriculum review, provide public lectures and research practice opportunities for selected students.
Professor Sam Shen, Vice-Provost for Externa Relations attended the signing ceremony and valued high on cooperation between university and high school. He said that it was good to see high school students have opportunities to develop their talents and interests so they could proactively learn the knowledge. The cooperation between these two schools will also help to build a solid foundation in aerospace engineering.
Professor Tao Wu, the Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering and Mr Huiliang Ye, President of Ningbo No.2 High School signed the agreement. On the same day, Dr Baiyang Shi, Assistant Professor from the School of Aerospace gave a public lecture to the student onsite, introducing his research on research on airfoil.
University of Nottingham Ningbo China is the Sino-foreign University to open its doors in China, UNNC has achieved significant success in delivering excellent teaching, research innovation, knowledge exchange and social services in the past 17 years. There are around 4000 students graduated from FoSE with excellent academic qualification, transferable skills, a creative outlook and a fresh perspective.
In 2017, UNNC officially opened the BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering programme and recruited the two batches of undergraduate students in the year followed. The Faculty has also been equipped with cutting-edge teaching and research facilities and laboratories, for instance, Flight Simulation Lab and Wind Tunnel.
Faculty of Science and Engineering also holds strong research portfolio in these areas, including aerospace electrification, future propulsion, aerospace manufacturing, aerospace materials and structures, and aerospace operations.
UNNC Laboratory for More Electric Aircraft Technology has been awarded 2019 Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory. The Power Electronics and Electrical Drive Research Group in the FoSE has developed a high-power rating DC Starter/Generator system for aeroplane engines with improved efficiency and reduced weight. It is recognised by Dr Kathy Kang, the Vice-Chief Engineer of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), as currently the only high-power rating DC Starter/Generator system for commercial aircraft.
The Composite Research Group, led by Professor Xiaosu Yi, has been focusing on the development of sustainable/green materials to build light-weight, low-noise, cost- and energy-effective vehicles and provide an alternative to plastic-based materials derived from fossil fuels.
It is demonstrated that our research in aerospace contribute to enhance the scientific and technological strength of the country, economic competitiveness of local industries and the environment we are living.