The 111^st IKCEST Training Programme for Silk Road Engineering Science and Technology Development was held from Dec.13^th to Jun 15^th, 2022. It was co-hosted by the International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (IKCEST) under the Auspices of UNESCO and Xi’an Jiaotong University, and was organized by IKCEST Silk Road Training Base. 71 trainees from Thailand in this training programme. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this training programme is held online.  

Themed on Progress on energy and carbon nexus influenced by chemical engineering, the following lectures are included: Supercritical Fluid Technology, Thermo-electrochemical cell, a thermoelectric conversion using redox equilibrium, past, present and future, Process Integration for Carbon Constrained Energy Planning, Influence of Defects on the Stability and Hydrogen‐Sorption Behavior of Mg‐Based Hydrides: Theoretical and Experimental approach, On thermal management of electrochemical devices in clean energy systems, Catalysis for Green Energy and Technology, Process Intensification in Chemical Engineering, Onboard Hydrogen Production in Internal Combustion Engines – benefits and challenges, CFD modeling and performance analysis of a twin screw hydrogen extruder, Design of functional porous materials and application in energy and chemical industry, Study on Two-Phase Flow and Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement and etc.

Up till recently, 111 sessions of IKCEST Training Programmes for Silk Road Engineering Science and Technology Development have been held by Silk Road Training Base, training more than 11,000 foreign students from 115 countries and staff from some export-oriented Chinese Companies. This training programme plays an important role in cultivating talents and promoting the Belt and Road Initiative. In the Meanwhile, it also made important contributions to the economic and social development of European, Asian and African Belt-road countries and regions.

The International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (shortened as “IKCEST”) is a category II centre under the auspices of UNESCO. IKCEST was established on June 2, 2014. The Chinese Academy of Engineering is responsible for the operation and management of the IKCEST. IKCEST aims to provide knowledge-based services at global scale in the form of consultancies, scientific research and education for policy-makers and engineering science and technology professionals in the world, with particular reference to the developing countries. In February 2017, based in Xi'an Jiaotong University, IKCEST Silk Road Training Base was established, which aims to train more engineering and technological talents for Belt-Road countries.