From June 16 to 22, the delegation of Nazi BONI University (UNB), Burkina Faso, led by President Hassan Bismarck Nacro, visited SSPU. The delegation also included UNB Vice President Sanwé Médard Kienou and Secretary General Sibiri Sawadogo.
On the morning of June 21, SSPU President Xie Huaqing met with the delegation at Academic Exchange Center. Deputy Director Xuan Xiaodi and Staff Member Ge Chunxiao of European & African Affairs Division of Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal People's Government (Shanghai FAO), and Ge Jingyi, Deputy Director of International Exchange Department of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (SMEC) were invited to attend the meeting. SSPU Vice President Ding Li presided over the meeting.
President Xie firstly welcomed President Nacro and the guests and expressed gratitude to Shanghai FAO and SMEC for the guidance and great support to the joint project. He said that it is SSPU’s great honor to cooperate with UNB and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) on the joint establishment of SSPU-Nazi BONI Vocational Education School and strive together to have the school recognized as a LuBan Workshop operational project. The joint project is carried out under the underground of China-Africa cooperation and is expected to serve as a path for SSPU to share its excellent vocational education achievements with Burkina Faso and help the country to train high quality international vocational education teacher and talents. It will be of great significance to enhance the educational cooperation and cultural communication between the two countries and for the joint development of the two universities. Next, with the guidance and support of upper level departments, SSPU will continue to work with UNB and Huawei to build the first joint program of Computer Application Technology through program construction, teacher training, international student exchange by strictly following the construction plan and the Regulations of LuBan Workshop Development Allianceand theLuBan Workshop Operational Projects Recognition Standard (for Trial).
President Nacro thanked SSPU for the hospitality during the visit and the sincerity to work with UNB. He stated that the joint project is supported by the government of Burkina Faso and that it is UNB’s pleasure to serve as a bridge between the educational cooperation of the two countries. UNB values this opportunity to build the LuBan Workshop at the university and attaches great importance to the cooperation. The university will firmly push forward the collaboration from various aspects according to the construction plan and contribute its part to the success of the project.
Xuan Xiaodi emphasized that this joint project is an important part of educational cooperation of the two countries and is greatly supported by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Burkina Faso, Shanghai FAO and SMEC. She hoped that the project could be built into an excellent LuBan Workshop project with the concerted efforts of all sides and that the two universities could explore more fields of cooperation by giving full play to the advantages of the two sides.
Ge Jingyi said that LuBan Workshop is a brand project in the field of higher vocational education in China. SSPU and UNB are highly matched in disciplines and programs and have established a solid foundation. It is hoped that both sides could carry out practical cooperation under LuBan Workshop project through which to help train outstanding vocational technical talents who will serve the development of the local society in Burkina Faso.
During the visit, the delegation respectively had a meeting with SSPU Vocational & Technical Teacher Education School, Office of International Student Affairs (School of International Exchange) and College of International Vocational Education, and visited Huawei Global Training Center in Hangzhou and SSPU Smart Manufacturing Factory Lab and Engineering Training and Innovation Education Center.
Heads and representatives from SSPU International Office, College of International Vocational Education, Vocational & Technical Teacher Education School and Office of International Student Affairs (School of International Exchange) attended the above activities.