On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal, the Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and the Electricity and Polytechnic Institute of Setubal jointly built the Portugal Luban Workshop to promote cooperation in vocational education between the countries.

An exterior view of the Portugal Luban workshop [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/lubanws]

On Dec 5, 2018, the Portugal Luban Workshop is put into operation. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/lubanws]

On Dec 5, 2018, the mayor of Tianjin and the mayor of Setubal signed an agreement to jointly build the workshop. Located in the library of the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, the workshop covers an area of 650 square meters.

In June 2018, Portuguese representatives visit the Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in China. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/lubanws]

On Dec 5, 2018, the Portugal Luban workshop faculty pose for a group photo at the launch ceremony.

On Dec 5, 2018, the Portugal Luban workshop faculty pose for a group photo at the launch ceremony. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/lubanws]

The workshop has four training areas and 16 pieces of equipment, including modem electrical control systems, automated production line installation and debugging equipment, industrial robots and intelligent vision systems.

In May 2019, students from the polytechnic institute participate in a vocational skills competition held in Tianjin. [Photo provided to tianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/lubanws]

In the first phase, the workshop offers majors in industrial robotics and electrical automation technology. It has developed two international teaching standards and five sets of bilingual textbooks featuring modern manufacturing technology.