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China funds Luban workshop in Tajikistan

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Technological University of Tajikistan
Country	Tajikistan
Start Date	Mar 01, 2022
End Date	Aug 20, 2031
Duration	3,459 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`100531`

Grant Description

In March 2022, Tianjin Urban Construction Management Vocational and Technical College began working with Technological University of Tajikistan to develop a Luban workshop. The Chinese ambassador to Tajikistan visited the construction site on June 16, 2022. This was the first Luban workshop in central Asia.

It opened in November 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

1. Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) is a technical assistance program started by Tianjin's Vocational Institute in BRI countries. While it is an important Chinese foreign policy objective, the workshop is not funded through a specific fund or a government entity. Instead, it is heavily dependent on each project. While the Chinese government may directly fund some projects, Chinese SOEs or the specific vocational schools in Tianjin may fund others. As a result, AidData assumes an unspecified Chinese government agency has funded the project. For more information, please consult: https://www.tj.gov.cn/zwgk/szfwj/tjsrmzfbgt/202005/t20200519_2370529.html?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template and http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xwfb/s5147/202112/t20211202_584025.html

📚 Sources & References

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