A Saudi Arabian student practices AI welding in Tianjin on Aug 15. [Photo by Yang Cheng/chinadaily.com.cn]

As part of the camp, the students visited an offshore oil and gas equipment manufacturing base to gain hands-on experience, professional knowledge and management skills.

"The opportunity to participate in the summer camp is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and it has been amazing," said Fahad G. Alotaibi, a 32-year-old graduate student from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, currently in his second year pursuing a master's degree at Central South University in China.

Shumukh Mohammad, a 20-year-old electrical engineering major at Wuhan University of Technology, said: "I am so happy and take pride in seeing so many engineers and managers from China and Saudi Arabia work together on this project. For Saudi Arabia, we have the Vision 2030 strategy and China has the Belt and Road Initiative, so they are like a shared growth together."