JASU and Wuhan Testing Technology Co., Ltd. of the China Railway Fourth Survey and Design Institute Sign Historic Memorandum to Establish a Joint Engineering Testing Laboratory
On 2 November 2026, a delegation of the Chinese company Wuhan Testing Technology Co., Ltd. of the China Railway Fourth Survey and Design Institute, led by Feng Tao, visited Jalal-Abad State University named after B.Osmonov (JASU). The delegation was received by the university rector, Keneshbek Zhumabekovich Usenov.
China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. ("Siyuan", the Fourth Railway Survey and Design Institute of China) was founded in 1953 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is one of the leading enterprises of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), a Fortune Global 500 company, and has more than 5,300 employees. Projects designed by Siyuan account for over 15,000 km of high-speed railway, more than a third of all high-speed lines in operation in China. The company is a corporate member of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and works in more than 20 countries and regions across five continents.
During the visit, the two sides signed a memorandum of intent to establish a joint engineering testing laboratory and a student practice base, drawing on the Testing and Inspection Center for Section No. 2 of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project.
The meeting also covered the conditions for opening and building the laboratory. The university intends to provide suitable premises and to help arrange water and power supply, fire safety and security. The company plans to supply testing equipment, methods, a quality management system and specialist support. The sides also discussed the procedure for accrediting the laboratory and obtaining the necessary permits.
Under the memorandum, the laboratory will offer testing of construction materials, inspection and testing of building structures, and related technical services. Students of relevant JAGU programs will be able to do their practical training at the railway project's testing center, and technical training and academic exchange are also planned.
