The Cambodia Luban Workshop, which is currently the largest workshop of its kind, passed its acceptance evaluation on Mar 17 in Tianjin, China.

Officials and experts take a group photo during the Cambodia Luban Workshop Acceptance Evaluation Meeting on Mar 17 in Tianjin, China. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

Launched under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism on Oct 28, 2018, the workshop has developed new innovations, and has helped cultivate skilled talents sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Tianjin municipal government, the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia and related enterprises.

Zhang Xinghui, Party secretary of the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, gives welcome address. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

Integrating vocational training, academic education, scientific research, culture promotion, innova­tion and entrepreneurship, the project has become a cradle of high-quality technical and skilled talents in the Lancang-Mekong region.

Liu Bin, leader of the expert group organized by the Tianjin Luban Workshop Research and Promotion Center, introduce the review process. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

During their evaluation trip, the experts listened to a report and inspected teaching equipment, patents and real products from the Chinese sponsor college, reviewed files and heard feedback from business executives, officials and representatives of teachers and students through online surveys.

Zhang Jinguo, vice president of the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, gives a report. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

The expert group agreed that the Cambodia Luban Workshop has achieved good results in institutional improvement, teaching resource optimization, faculty training, international talent cultivation, scientific research application, and humanities exchanges.

Guo Dianhua, Party secretary of Tianjin Academy of Educational Science, delivers a speech. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

It was recognized for pioneering a three-level management system based on a council, and innovating a "College-Bachelor-Master" package training model for international students.

Luo Yanan, deputy director of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, delivers a speech. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

Notably, the workshop was awarded the Sahametrei Medal and Grand Knight Medal by the Cambodian government, and has received high praise from leaders of the two countries.

Lin Ruihua, the cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, delivers a speech at the evaluation meeting. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

Lin Ruihua, the cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, delivered a speech at the evaluation meeting. He said that this year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia. The development of China-Cambodia relations has ushered in new historical opportunities. It is hoped that the two countries will continue to build a larger platform to carry out extensive multi-country and multi-level in-depth cooperation.

H.E Thong Samon, deputy secretary-general of the Cambodian Ministry of Labor, delivers a speech at the evaluation meeting. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com]

H.E Thong Samon, deputy secretary-general of the Cambodian Ministry of Labor, noted that the Cambodia Luban Workshop plays an important role in new technology and industrial transformation, and has cultivated a large number of young talents with technical skills for the local area.