Farrukh Abrikulov Nabijon Ogli (right), from Uzbekistan, introduces a machine to students from another country. [Photo by Wei Bing / for chinadaily.com.cn]
The World Technological and Vocational Education and Training League was inaugurated during a global education conference in Tianjin on Thursday.
The league is joined by 89 organizations, including companies and vocational and technological colleges and institutes from 43 countries and regions. They joined during the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference, which began Wednesday in Tianjin and runs until Friday.
Two students interact with a robot astronaut during the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin. [Photo by Wei Bing / for chinadaily.com.cn]
Around 1,000 international delegates are attending the conference. Among them are students who have participated in Luban Workshops, outreach programs designed to share China's vocational education experience while bolstering the Belt and Road Initiative. There are 33 Luban workshops in 29 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe.
To date, the workshops have provided educational qualifications to 20,000 individuals and skills training to 35,000. As a result, Chinese and foreign institutions have established more than 60 global teaching standards and 133 sets of three-dimensional education resources.
Students examine a project during an exhibition during the conference. [Photo by Wei Bing / for chinadaily.com.cn]
Farrukh Abrikulov Nabijon Ogli, a fourth-year student at Tashkent State Transport University in Uzbekistan, joined his university's Luban Workshop two months ago.
"I came to this conference and its exhibition as a delegate of the workshop to inspire more visitors to understand its project and idea," he said. "After graduation, I hope to be committed to bridging China and Central Asia in the logistics sector, of which China has taken the development lead."
Students examine a project during the conference on Thursday. [Photo by Wei Bing / for chinadaily.com.cn]
Han Ye, a 2013 graduate from Tianjin Vocational Institute with a deep sea exploration startup, said: "I have the greatest heartfelt gratitude to my alma mater for its forward-thinking educational philosophy and state-of-the-art laboratory and training facilities, all of which have provided a solid foundation for my growth and development."
