On May 7th, Ribbon-Cutting and Inguration Ceremony of Cambodia Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College was held in Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Battambang, Cambodia. This is the first time that Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower has set up branch college overseas, and it is also the first vocational college in our province to start "going out" running college practice.
In recent years, Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower has actively responded to the national "Belt and Road" initiative, and has effectively expanded education and humanities exchanges with ASEAN and the countries along the routes of "Belt and Road", and actively promoted the integration of production and education and college-enterprises cooperation in the overseas development of Chinese enterprises, adapting and integrating into the wave of internationalization of higher education. In 2018, at the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia, during the 11th ASEAN education cooperation week, under the witness of the Deputy Director-General of Vocational and Technical Training Department of Cambodia, Mr. HE Sim Samnang and the Deputy Director of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Education, He Xiuqian, and other members, Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower and Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd signed an agreement with Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Battambang to set up the "Cambodia Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College" in Battambang Province, Cambodia. After nearly 10 months of in-depth communication and preparation, finally it is formally established.
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training of Cambodia attaches great importance to the establishment of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College. Secretary of State for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, H.E Dr. Pich Sophom, under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, H.E Pok Pann, under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, H.E Laov Him, Municipal Governor of Battambang Province, Mr. Peng Sethy attended the Ribbon-Cutting and Inauguration Ceremony. President of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Mr. Chen Hailiang, deputy dean of School of Electricity Engineering of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Mrs. Jian Jingjuan, interpreter of International Exchange and Cooperation Office of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Ms. Yao Xueke, Chairman of Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd, Mr. Chen Jiquan and his wife Mrs. Yang Mengqian, project manager of Foreign Affairs Office, Ms. Zhengjiao, secretary of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Cambodia Branch of Yunnan Construction Investment Holding Group, Mr. Yi Jie, director of Cambodia Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Battambang, Mr. Chhim Thoeun and the representatives of faculty, as well as the first 45 freshmen of Silk Road College participated.
Mr. Chhim Thoeun, Mr. Chen Hailiang, Mr. Chen Jiquan and H.E. Dr. Pich Sophoan delivered speeches and spoke highly of China-Cambodia relations. They are full of confidence in Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College.
Mr. Chhim Thoeun, director of Cambodia Regional Polytechnic InstituteTecho Sen Battambang, delivered a speech
Mr. Chhim Thoeun said, "Today, Cambodia Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College officially opens classes in Battambang, which will greatly improve the quality of Cambodia's training of technical personnel in the field of electricity, and also respond to Prime Minister Hun Sen's call for expanding diplomatic cooperation between China and Cambodia. Thank you for the faculty of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower and the power equipment provided by Yalong Company. I believe that after the test of time, Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College will export high-quality talents to Cambodia."
Mr. Chen Hailiang, president of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water
Resources and Hydropower, delivered a speech
Mr. Chen Hailiang said, "I hope that through our joint efforts, our cooperation today will eventually become a model of cooperation between China and Cambodia vocational education, and foster a new era of talents with broad international vision and cross-cultural communication capacity for the construction of Belt and Road initiative, and also foster a deeper public opinion and social foundation for building a community with a shared future for China and Combodia." He encouraged students to study hard, master skills, make continuous progress and be both virtuous and skilled. After graduation, they could make positive contributions to the economic and social development of Cambodia and Battambang Province, and become the envoy, bridge and bond of the continuous development and progress of China-Cambodia friendship, and also become the experiencers, witnesses and participants of close cooperation in Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Battambang, China Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd and Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower.
Mr. Chen Jiquan, chairman of Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd, delivered a speech
Mr. Chen Jiquan said, "The purpose of Cambodia Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College is to integrate enterprises, industries, institution, with the international industry and education integration to jointly promote the 'Belt and Road' education cooperation and 'Belt and Road' national technical skills personnel training in innovative development methods, to enhance the people-to-people connectivity, realize the common development, and a community of shared future." He believed that the first input-output of Cambodia Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower Yalong Silk Road College, would become a model for the industry and education integration, school and enterprise cooperation. 800 years ago, Mr. Chou Ta-Kwan who was from Whenzhou, had a very deep culture exchange with people from Cambodia. So now their new generation continued. It was also a model to enhance the communication and exchange of higher vocational education and culture so as to cultivate high-quality technical skilled talents.
H.E Dr. Pich Sophom, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training of Cambodia, delivered a speech
H.E Dr. Pich Sophom first welcomed and thanked Mr. Chen Hailiang, president of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower and Mr. Chen Jiquan, chairman of Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd. He pointed out that under President Xi Jinping's "Belt and Road" initiative, Cambodia had developed rapidly, especially Westport. With economic development, Westport would become one of the world's important ports. He hoped that through the successful operation of the pilot project at the Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Battambang, it would be able to help more schools to train talents in Cambodia, and that Cambodian students, through their own efforts, with the help of Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and Hydropower and Yalong Intelligent Equipment Group Co., Ltd, were able to improve industrial production skills and contribute to the development of Battambang Province and even Cambodia.
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Group Photo
Group Photo with the first freshmen of Silk Road College
Written by Yao Xueke
Photographed by Jian Jingjuan
Reviewed by Chen Hailiang,Song Haijing
Translated by Yao Xueke