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Government of China opens Luban Workshop with Government of Kenya at Taita Taveta University in August 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•Industry, Mining, ConstructionFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 8, 2021
End (actual)
Aug 8, 2021

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The Government of China opens Luban Workshop with Government of Kenya at Taita Taveta University. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/407762611

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

  • Government of Kenya

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Taita Taveta University

Loan desecription

Government of China opens Luban Workshop with Government of Kenya at Taita Taveta University in August 2021

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Project narrative

On August 8, 2021, Kenya and China launched the second Luban Workshop at Taita Taveta University in Kenya. This workshop will specialize in petroleum and petrochemical engineering, and will aid in Kenya's development in the oil and gas industries. This workshop is part of a long-term plan to establish a technical workforce to enhance the Kenya's capacity to become a powerhouse in the oil and gas industry. The monetary value and specific type of China's contribution are unknown.

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