With 25 Luban Workshops established in 23 countries, they have become a bridge of friendship between China and countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative
A museum official introduced the construction standards and operation management of the Luban Workshop, and the Tianjin-based project's expansion towards the whole country. Wu was particularly interested in the African Luban workshops.
Under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism, the Cambodia Luban Workshop was unveiled on Oct 28, 2018. Jointly established by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia and related enterprises, it is currently the largest workshop of its kind. In its first phase, 18 training rooms were prepared for mechatronics and communication technology majors, with 1,613 sets of equipment and 133 sets of teaching resources.
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.
China actively promotes the high-quality development of vocational education and supports communication and cooperation between China and other countries in the sector, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
In response to the eight major initiatives of the 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit, the first Luban workshop in Africa – the Djibouti Luban Workshop -- was put into operation on March 28, 2019.
The launch ceremony of two Egypt Luban Workshops was held online on Nov 30, 2020. One was built by the Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College and Ain Shams University, Egypt, and the other was built by the Tianjin Transportation Technical College and the Advanced Technical School for Maintenance Technology, Cairo.
A ceremony was held on Thursday to release the bilingual book series The Luban Workshop and EPIP Book Series in Tianjin.
