RESE is jointly sponsored by Xi’an Jiaotong University and Xi’an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute Co.,Ltd..

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), founded in 1896, is one of China's oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions. XJTU is now a comprehensive research university with 11 major disciplines: science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, art, education, and inter-disciplines. According to data released by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in May 2025, 19 disciplines at XJTU ranked in the top 1 percent globally among academic institutions, with 6 disciplines ranking in the top one-thousandth. Among them, engineering ranked in the top one-ten-thousandth, making it 8th globally.

Founded in 1908, the School of Electrical Engineering is the earliest and most complete electrical engineering college in China. The main discipline of the school is electrical engineering, which covers Control Science and Engineering, Instrument Science and Technology. The school consists of first-class faculty and a number of world-class research teams which gathers 5 academicians and more than 27 national talent plan selected scholars.

The school has the State Key Laboratory of Electrical and Power Equipment, the National Electricity and Electronics Teaching Base for Basic Engineering Courses, and 11 provincial talent training and scientific research bases.

The school establishes joint research institutes with the State Grid Corporation of China, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Chint Group, etc., building a large platform for cutting-edge scientific research and creating a new mechanism for the integration of science and education. The school concentrates on the research and development in the areas of new electrical materials, advanced electrical equipment, new-generation electric energy systems, pulsed power and plasma, and actively promote cross-disciplinary research on materials and life, as well as their applications in energy storage and medicine.

For detailed information please visit https://en.xjtu.edu.cn

Xi'an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute Co., Ltd. (XIHARI) was founded in 1958, which is one of the 156 key construction projects in the First Five-Year plan of China. XIHARI is an independent third-party laboratory and focuses on the type test, performance test, routine test, certificate test, arbitration inspection, quality appraisement, and metrological verification of electric equipment for worldwide. After more than half a century of development, XIHARI has become a third-party technical service institution integrating standardization, testing, metrological verification, certification and technical research and consultation.

For detailed information please visit http://en.xihari.com