The first batch of Luban Workshop projects in China were officially announced at the Belt and Road Cooperation and Luban Workshop Construction and Development Forum of the first World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference held recently.
Capo-Chichi Segnon John-Isaac Oluwaseyi, a student from Benin studying at the Tianjin University of Technology and Education, said that he was "very proud" that he and his team had won a gold medal at a world-level micromouse maze navigation competition.
All countries have been encouraged to increase support and funding for vocational education, improve the incomes and status of technical workers, and enhance social recognition of vocational education, according to an initiative adopted over the weekend.
Shi Jiafeng, who has just joined the Tianjin Laomeihua Shoe Industry Clothing Co Ltd, is now busy working to attract customers for livestreaming sales on China's major e-commerce platform Tmall.
An international vocational education conference opened in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Friday, attracting about 700 participants from over 120 countries and regions.
With 25 Luban Workshops established in 23 countries, they have become a bridge of friendship between China and countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative
A museum official introduced the construction standards and operation management of the Luban Workshop, and the Tianjin-based project's expansion towards the whole country. Wu was particularly interested in the African Luban workshops.
Under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism, the Cambodia Luban Workshop was unveiled on Oct 28, 2018. Jointly established by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia and related enterprises, it is currently the largest workshop of its kind. In its first phase, 18 training rooms were prepared for mechatronics and communication technology majors, with 1,613 sets of equipment and 133 sets of teaching resources.
