From July 23 to 26, 2024, SZTU and the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA) jointly heldthe 24th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP 2024) in Shenzhen. The conference was supported by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Transportation Research Association, and co organized by 15 units including the World Bank, Shenzhen University, and the China Highway Society. The conference, with the theme of "Resilient, Intelligent, Interconnected, and Low Carbon Multimodal Transportation," attracted over 1000 experts, scholars, leaders, and business representatives from around the world to discuss the latest developments and future trends in the field of transportation technology, focusing on hot topics such as "Unmanned Transportation Systems and Testing Technologies", "Data Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems", "Digitization and Intelligence Technologies for Integrated Transportation Systems", "Optimization Management of Shared Mobility Systems" and "Open ITS: Data, Scenarios, Benchmarks ".

SZTU’s Party Chief Zhang Jihong, on behalf of all teachers and students, warmly welcomes the guests who have come from afar, and expresses sincere gratitude to all units and individuals from all who have given strong support to this conference. Zhang Jihong pointed out that the CICTP, as an important event in the global transportation technology field, has been successfully held for 23 sessions. This joint event with SZTU is not only a high recognition of the university's academic level, but also an important opportunity for the university to learn from global experts and scholars, enhance exchanges and cooperation. At the opening ceremony, the 2024 COTA Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony was held to recognize Professor Wu Bing from Tongji University for his outstanding contributions in the field of transportation technology.

Chen Xiangsheng, Academician of the CAE Member, Dean of the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University, Li Qingquan, Academician of the CAE Member, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shenzhen University, Yinhai Wang, Academician of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Member of the American Association of Engineers, and Professor of Washington University, Zhao Xiangmo, President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Zhang Xiaochun, National Master of Engineering Survey and Design, Chairman of Shenzhen Smart City Technology Development Group Co., Ltd., Binyam Reja, Deputy Director of Global Knowledge of the Global Practice Bureau of Transportation of the Infrastructure Department of the World Bank, Roger Millar, Director of the Department of Transportation of Washington State, USA, Chandra Bhat, President of the Institute of Transportation and Development of the American Association of Civil Engineers, and Zhang Xiaochun, Chairman of the University of Michigan Yang Yin, Director of Engineering Department Yang Hai from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Zhao Pengjun, Dean of the School of Urban Planning and Design at Peking University, Heinrich Gotzig, a global master expert at Faurecia, and many other well-known domestic and foreign experts and scholars have successively delivered keynote speeches, which have sparked heated discussions and reflections among the attendees.

In addition to setting up the keynote speech, this conference also had 4 focus forums, 16 invited forums, 9 technical forums, 6 academic poster exchanges, as well as a series of special events such as the 2024 National Forum for Dean of Transportation College, Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Youth Forum, the first Female Transportation Scientists Forum, and the World Bank Forum, providing participants with a rich learning and exchange platform.