China and Tanzania locked in plans to build the China-Tanzania Engineering Technology Institute after Vice Chancellor Evaristo Riwa from Ardhi University sat down with Liu Ming from Chongqing Vocational Institute and Huang Zaisheng from Group Six International Ltd. The whole partnership goes back to 2017, and Tanzania launched its first Lu Ban Workshop setup that got official ministry approval and currently runs through one overseas education center plus training spots at the Sino-Tanzania Industrial Park.
The institute has already trained over 2,000 construction technicians since the partnership kicked off, and the project got tagged as a key Chongqing construction priority with special funding backing it. Both countries are developing English-language course materials and bilingual textbooks, with 14 curriculum standards already getting folded into Tanzania's national education system.
Liu Ming says the institute wants to become East Africa's top applied technical university by 2026 while aligning with the Belt and Road Initiative goals.
The institute has already trained over 2,000 construction technicians since the partnership kicked off, and the project got tagged as a key Chongqing construction priority with special funding backing it. Both countries are developing English-language course materials and bilingual textbooks, with 14 curriculum standards already getting folded into Tanzania's national education system.
Liu Ming says the institute wants to become East Africa's top applied technical university by 2026 while aligning with the Belt and Road Initiative goals.
