STORY: Luban Workshop a valuable asset for vocational education
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:35
LOCATION: TIANJIN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI FEI, Teacher of Tianjin Railway Vocational and Technical College
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN LIANG, Teacher of Tianjin University of Technology and Education
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ISMOILOV JONIBEK, Luban Workshop students in Tajikistan
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOSTAFA SALAH, Luban Workshop students in Egypt
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YANG YAN, Deputy director of Tianjin Luban Workshop Research and Promotion Center

STORYLINE:

2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference has been held in China's Tianjin.

Highlights of educational cooperation on Luban Workshop were displayed during the conference.

Luban Workshop is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people.

The first Luban Workshop outside China was set up in 2016

It has served as a platform for international cooperation that enhances education quality and global production.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI FEI, Tianjin Railway Vocational and Technical College
"Through the Luban Workshop, we provided support in terms of professional development, curriculum resources, teaching standards, as well as facilities and specialized teaching equipment. We have trained nearly a thousand technical and skilled personnel for Thailand, most of whom are now employed in local manufacturing companies and railway construction enterprises."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN LIANG, Teacher of Tianjin University of Technology and Education
"As of now, the Ethiopian Luban Workshop has trained 1,673 vocational teachers and skilled technical personnel for the African continent. Many of them now hold important teaching and management positions in vocational education institutions across Africa."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ISMOILOV JONIBEK, Luban Workshop student in Tajikistan
"Luban workshop gives the best opportunity it can. The equipment which we use for our daily experimental purposes in the university and laboratory, they are really well-developed and up-to-date. (And I can) develop myself as well as I can, and make a better future."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOSTAFA SALAH, Luban Workshop student in Egypt
"It's a great project. And I think it's giving us a great chance for better education chances and more practice. And I think my skills have been greatly upgraded and improved."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YANG YAN, Deputy director of Tianjin Luban Workshop Research and Promotion Center
"China has collaborated with 30 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe to establish 34 Luban Workshops. The Luban Workshop has built a bridge of friendship to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and other countries, while also greatly contributing to the industrial upgrading and economic development of the partner countries."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China.
(XHTV)