CNPC builds Luban workshop at Turkmenistan's Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas, April 2023

📋 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.html2. Although no construction start date has been found, an article from 6/17/2024 and another from 6/19/2024 stated that the construction for the workshop was in progress {{Source IDs #205944 and #205938).

📚 Sources & References

• Lu Ban's workshop will be created in the oil and gas university of Turkmenistan
• Winning friends by training workers is China’s new gambit
• 中华人民共和国和土库曼斯坦联合声明(全文)
• Luban workshop injects strong impetus into China- Central Asia ties
• 河北石油职业技术大学来我校参加土库曼斯坦“鲁班工坊”实验实训室装修改造及设备讨论会
• NW China's Shaanxi
• Turkmenistan sign MOU to create first Luban Workshop in Central Asia
• The opening ceremony of the 'Luban Workshop' professional development courses for educators held in Turkmenistan 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.