A Chinese instructor (second from right) teaches three trainees from African countries at the Luban workshop in Ethiopia. [Photo provided to China Daily]The Luban workshop in Ethiopia has become an important faculty training center for 16 vocational colleges in four African countries — Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — delegates announced at a conference marking the project's second anniversary in Tianjin late last month. "We proposed the concept of the Luban workshop in September 2015, when we held discussions with vocational education leaders under the Ministry of Education. It seeks to boost international collaboration and create a brand for Chinese vocational education," said Lyu Jingquan, chief expert of the Luban Workshop International Development Research Center and vice-president of the Tianjin University of Technology and Education. Handiso Selamu Yisihak, a researcher and robot R&D Engineer at the Luban Workshop International Development Research Center at the TUTE, said the EPIP teaching model and Luban workshop training system will help meet the demand for skilled laborers in the industrial sector.

Source: Ethiopian News May 10, 2023 23:38 UTC