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China funds Luban Workshop in Kandal, Cambodia

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Vanda Institute
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2023
End Date	Feb 14, 2032
Duration	3,331 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`100627`

Grant Description

On March 29, 2023, the Chinese-funded Luban Construction Workshop College was opened in the complex of the new Phnom Penh international airport. The focus of this Luban workshop is architecture.

It was established jointly by Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology, the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, and the Cambodia Airport Investment Company. The host institution is the Vanda Institute.

📋 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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Luban Workshop
Chinese vocational workshop on architecture launched in Cambodia to train local talents
Chinese vocational workshop on construction launched in Cambodia to train local talents Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.