STORY: China-supported Luban workshop inaugurated at Rwandan technical school
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:48
LOCATION: Kigali
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the inauguration of the Luban workshop
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIE MUCYO, Vice-Chancellor of Rwanda Polytechnic
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAURICE MUGABOWAGAHUNDE, Governor of Rwanda's Northern Province

STORYLINE:

A Luban workshop, a Chinese-supported vocational training facility, was inaugurated Saturday at IPRC Musanze in northern Rwanda, aiming to enhance technical and vocational education training in Rwanda.

The Rwanda Luban Workshop was established through a partnership between Rwanda Polytechnic and Jinhua Polytechnic of East China's Zhejiang Province.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIE MUCYO, Vice-Chancellor of Rwanda Polytechnic
"The Luban Workshop is established with the cutting-edge technologies that today's world needs. For us, it's a tremendous achievement as it will help our students to get the best education, the best training and also have a conducive environment, but also supporting our students to be creative and innovative to work on solutions that the community but also the industry need." 
Mucyo commended China's support to TVET in Rwanda, saying it has contributed to changing students' and parents' perceptions about technical and vocational training.

IPRC Musanze, which has graduated more than 1,700 students since 2018, offers different courses such as irrigation and drainage technology, construction technology, highway engineering, e-commerce, and information technology. The student enrollment has grown from just 171 in 2014 to more than 1,800 currently.

Maurice Mugabowagahunde, the governor of Rwanda's Northern Province, said the 10 years of collaboration with China has led to various accomplishments.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAURICE MUGABOWAGAHUNDE, Governor of Rwanda's Northern Province
"This is going to help our students to be competitive not only inside Rwanda but also on the international market once they finish their studies because they will be familiar with modern equipment that other students had no chance to use. That is why we are very thankful for this cooperation between Rwanda and China."

The inaugurated workshop includes a laboratory equipped with new technologies including robots to train students.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kigali.
(XHTV)