"Laowai" in China | Ethiopian vocational education teacher improves technical skills in Tianjin-Xinhua
"Laowai" in China | Ethiopian vocational education teacher improves technical skills in Tianjin
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-08-27 11:16:48
TIANJIN, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tola Tsegaye Alemu, a 34-year-old Ethiopian pursuing his doctoral degree at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in China, was impressed by the impact of the Luban Workshop's vocational education on young Africans before deciding to continue his studies in China.
"The Luban Workshop is a great opportunity for young African people to learn skills," he said, adding that he plans to share the knowledge he has gained in China with his compatriots after graduation.
Tola Tsegaye Alemu poses for a photo at a training base of Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, July 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu (L) adjusts an instrument under the guidance of teacher Zhong Ping at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, July 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu (R) discusses with a classmate at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
The sustainable advancement of China-Africa cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, especially through training programs, is promoting mutual sharing and strengthening understanding and friendship between the two sides.
The Luban Workshop, named after an ancient Chinese architect, stands out as a flagship project of China-Africa educational cooperation. More than a dozen of these workshops, increasingly recognized across the continent, aim to share China's expertise with African talents.
Tola Tsegaye Alemu (L) discusses with doctoral supervisor Mi Jing at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu practices calligraphy at his dormitory of Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu (R) tests the coding system of an industrial robot under the guidance of teacher Zhong Ping at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, July 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu (R) operates an industrial robot under the guidance of a teacher at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Tola Tsegaye Alemu searches information at Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China's Tianjin, July 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Coordinators: Wang Qingqin, Meng Chenguang, Hu Zhixuan, Chu Jiayin
