Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal

STORY: Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity and students studying in the Luban Workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUGO FRAZZO, Graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal 3. various of the students studying in the Luban Workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIJIN, President of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity STORYLINE: The Luban Workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas. In Portugal, a Luban Workshop was co-founded by the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal (IPS) and Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in north China's Tianjin Municipality in 2018. It is the first of its kind on the European continent, and mainly offers two majors -- electrical automation and industrial ro