Establishment of China-Indonesia TVET Industry-Education Alliance initiated by LVTC

LVTC organizes the first eight pairs of vocational colleges in China and Indonesia to sign cooperative education agreements

Source: Author: Senior Editor: Release Date: September 15, 2023

From News Center (Text by Zuo Yingzi from Office of International Exchange; Photo by Media Convergence Center) On the afternoon of September 15, China-Indonesian TVET Industry-Education Alliance (hereinafter referred to as "the Alliance") was established during the 2023 China-ASEAN Vocational Education Exhibition and Forum. LVTC, as the chairman unit of the Alliance, organized the first eight pairs of vocational colleges in China and Indonesia to sign cooperative education agreements, marking the official launch of the Alliance's coordinated promotion of pragmatic cooperation between two countries' member units on TVET.

The following guests attended the establishment ceremony of the Alliance and witnessed the signing: Ahmad Saufi, Director of Vocational and Higher Education Department of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs of Indonesia; Yu Yunfeng, Secretary-General and An Yan, Deputy Secretary-General of China Education Association for International Exchange; Sun Guoyou, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; Zheng Limei, Secretary-General of the National Machinery Vocational Education Teaching Guidance Committee; Wang Yi, Executive Deputy Director and Secretary-General of China-ASEAN Vocational TVET Education Research Center; Wu Yindeng, Senior Director of Human Resources of LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd., Liu Zilin, Secretary of LVTC Party Committee, and Gan Jinming, President of LVTC.

The cooperative education agreements signed between vocational colleges in China and Indonesia include a total of 10 majors, covering 6 categories such as manufacturing, information, civil engineering, animal husbandry, finance and economics, and energy. The cooperative education mode is "1+1+1", that is, students study in Indonesia for one year, study in China for one year and practice in enterprises for one year. Relying on the cooperative education program, colleges and universities of both countries will jointly build majors and courses and share resources to promote mutual recognition of credits and academic qualifications.

It is reported that the China-Indonesian TVET Industry-Education Alliance was initiated and established by Liuzhou Vocational and Technical College (LVTC), LiuGong Machinery Indonesia Co., Ltd., and Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya. At present, the Alliance has a total of 128 members, including 61 vocational colleges in China, 49 public polytechnic institutes and community colleges in Indonesia, 18 Chinese enterprises with business in Indonesia and local enterprises in Indonesia. The Alliance aims to build a platform for pragmatic cooperation in TVET between China and Indonesia, so as to cultivate high-level international technical talents for enterprises. The establishment of the Alliance was supported by the government departments of both countries. China Education Association for International Exchange was incorporated into the framework management of the China-ASEAN Vocational Education Federation, and the Indonesian government organized all public polytechnic institutes and community colleges in its country to join the Alliance, providing strong support for the Alliance to carry out coordinated cooperation.

Liu Zilin (first from left) attends the establishment ceremony of the Alliance

Establishment of China-Indonesian TVET Industry-Education Alliance

cooperative education agreements signed by vocational colleges in China and Indonesia

Gan Jinming (fifth from left in the front row) signs agreements on stage

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