The China-Slovakia Silk Road College is unveiled at a ceremony. [Photo/tidenews.com.cn]

The China-Slovakia Silk Road College of Ningbo Finance and Economics College was unveiled at the School of Economics and Management in Public Administration in Bratislava on Dec 15.

The inauguration, along with a strategic cooperation agreement between Ningbo Finance and Economics College, Gotion High-Tech, and the School of Economics and Management in Public Administration in Bratislava, marks a significant diplomatic achievement between China and Slovakia.

This event highlights deepening cultural exchange and industrial collaboration between the two nations, elevating educational cooperation to new heights.

Gotion High-Tech, the first Chinese new energy battery company in Slovakia, partnered with Slovak battery manufacturer InoBat to form a joint venture, GIB, with an investment of nearly 1.2 billion euros ($1.24 billion). This venture, strongly supported by the Slovak government, plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Surany, southwestern Slovakia, targeting the European Union market.

With rapid facility establishment in Slovakia, Gotion High-Tech urgently needs 2,000 to 3,000 multilingual technical workers. Ningbo Finance and Economics College will use the Silk Road College to train these international talents, combining technical skills with language proficiency.

Wang Haohan, president of the college, emphasized that this collaboration represents a new milestone in academic-industry cooperation, aligning with the school's strategy of "going global with enterprises and integrating industry and education".