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China funds Luban Workshop at Ain Shams University

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•EgyptDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EgyptSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to fund the Luban Workshop at Ain Shams University. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16663142

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Ain Shams University (ASU)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Ain Shams University (ASU)

Loan description

China funds Luban Workshop at Ain Shams University

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Project narrative

In 2020, a Chinese-funded Luban Workshop was established at Ain Shams University. This workshop had a focus on manufacturing, and trains students in CNC machine installation and maintenance, autonomous robots, renewable energy installation and operation, and automative inspection and maintenance. In 2023, at least 12 course were offered at the workshop. This is one of two Luban Workshops in Egypt, the other is located at Cairo Advanced Technical University (see Record ID#100629)

Staff comments

1. Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) is a technical assistance program started by Tianjin's Vocational Institute in BRI countries. While it is an important Chinese foreign policy objective, the workshop is not funded through a specific fund or a government entity. Instead, it is heavily dependent on each project. While the Chinese government may directly fund some projects, Chinese SOEs or the specific vocational schools in Tianjin may fund others. As a result, AidData assumes an unspecified Chinese government agency has funded the project. For more information, please consult: https://www.tj.gov.cn/zwgk/szfwj/tjsrmzfbgt/202005/t20200519_2370529.html?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template and http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xwfb/s5147/202112/t20211202_584025.html