STORY: Luban Workshop empowers technical talents in Egypt
SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024
DATELINE: June 1, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:17
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the workshop
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM MOHAMMED, Mechatronics engineering student at ASU
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL AL-SABBAGH, Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and supervisor of the Luban Workshop at ASU
4. various of the workshop

STORYLINE:

At Ain Shams University (ASU) in Egypt's capital Cairo, a workshop in the name of Lu Ban, a craftsman in ancient China, has won acclaim from teachers and students.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM MOHAMMED, Mechatronics engineering student at ASU
"The Luban Workshop helps us put what we learned into practice through the process of dismantling, examining, repairing and assembling real engines, brakes, etc."

Co-founded by China's Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College, Tianjin Transportation Technical College, and Egypt's ASU, the Luban Workshop was launched in late 2020.

Covering an area of 1,200 square meters, it provides practical training in computer numerical control machine operation and maintenance, renewable energy installation and operation, and automotive inspection and maintenance.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL AL-SABBAGH, Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and supervisor of the Luban Workshop at ASU
"The workshop uses specifically designed equipment to provide trainees with the necessary skills to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment and systems. Teachers and instructors would receive intensive in-depth training for five weeks in China before working here so that they can train students with the highest level of skills. This is our first cooperation program with the Chinese side."

Besides, a tripartite agreement will soon be implemented by the ASU Faculty of Engineering, Chinese universities, and Chinese factories and companies in Egypt, whose engineers and technicians will also be able to hone their skills at the workshop.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)