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Tianjin City Vocational College helps build Luban Workshop at Machakos University (linked to Record ID#98253)
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Machakos University |
| Country | Kenya |
| Start Date | Sep 03, 2018 |
| End Date | Mar 27, 2032 |
| Duration | 4,954 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 98882 |
Grant Description
On December 14, 2019, a ceremony was held to unveil the latest Luban Workshop, which was jointly built by Tianjin City Vocational College, Chinese telecommunications leader Huawei (Record ID#98253), and Machakos University in response to a pledge made by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on September 3, 2018.
The Kenya Luban Workshop is the second built by Tianjin on the African continent.
It is aimed at nurturing high-end talents for the country in the field of information communication technology (ICT) and creating a new chapter in which the two countries can further strengthen their bilateral cooperation in vocational education and deepen people-to-people exchange in the years to come.
The workshop has been divided into four sections: cloud-network integration, big data, intelligent city, and online class.
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
- Luban workshop opens in Kenya
- Full text of Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at opening ceremony of 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit
- Winning friends by training workers is China’s new gambit
- China is educating engineers around the world
- Luban Workshop——China’s vocational education going global
- Luban Workshop 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.
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