On April 28, the online launch ceremony of the Ethiopian Luban Workshop was held simultaneously at Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE) and Ethiopian Technical University (ETU) through Internet cloud technology.
The Vocational Education Center School in Dongli district, Tianjin and the Number 2 Vocational and Technical School of Ponorogo city, East Java, Indonesia signed a cooperation agreement to build a Luban workshop in November 2016.
The Portugal Luban Workshop, which was built by Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity, was launched in the Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal), on Dec 6, 2018.
The opening ceremony of South Africa Luban Workshop was held at South Africa's Durban University of Technology, on Dec 16, 2019.
The online opening ceremony of the Madagascar Luban Workshop was held simultaneously in Tianjin, China, and Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on Dec 22, 2020.
An online opening ceremony of Cote d'Ivoire Luban Workshop was held on Dec 9, 2020, marking not only the fourth Luban workshop opened in Africa within half a month but also the first one with participation of a Tianjin university.
The Kenya Luban Workshop opened on Kenya local time Dec 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kenya. It was established by Tianjin City Vocational College, China Huawei Technology Co and Machakos University in Kenya.