Oct. 8, 2022 | School of International Exchange
On Oct. 7, the signing ceremony of Partnership Agreement on the Training and Further Education of German Vocational Education Professionals was held online. SSPU President Xie Huaqing signed the agreement on behalf of Union of the Sino-German Vocational Education Center. The participants included representatives from Handwerkskammer Halle (Saale) and Dresden-Hangzhou Liaison Office, Ding Li, SSPU Vice President, Qiao Liqing, Director of SSPU International Office and relevant staff. Sun Yan, Director of SSPU Sino-German Vocational Education Center presided over the meeting.
SSPU Vice President Ding Li briefly reviewed the achievements of the first cooperation period and introduced the key points of the second period, hoping to implement and improve the existing cooperation modes and contents more reasonably and effectively in the future based on the good cooperation foundation in the previous period.
Mr. Dirk Neumann, CEO of Handwerkskammer Halle (Saale), Germany, and Mr. Yao Yujie, Director of Dresden-Hangzhou Liaison Office and Chairman of Union of the Sino-German Vocational Education Center, respectively delivered a speech online. They expressed recognition of the cooperation among the three sides, especially continuously promoting close substantial cooperation in vocational education between China and Germany under the difficult circumstances of current international situation and the COVID-19 pandemic. The collaboration will help participants acquire relevant vocational skills and knowledge and broaden their international horizons.
SSPU President Xie Huaqing stated that SSPU always adheres to its orientation of training applied technical talents and meets the needs of the society. The university stresses the role of international exchange in talents training and has established stable partnerships with over 150 universities and institutions from 37 countries and regions. HWK Halle and Dresden-Hangzhou Liaison Office are both significant partners of SSPU. It is hoped that all three sides could realize a higher level and wider range of cooperation based on the solid cooperative foundation laid in the past.
HWK Halle Education and Testing Center was launched at SSPU in 2017. As of the end of 2021, four batches of 125 students in total, who completed required trainings and passed the tests, were awarded certificates issued by HWK and Deutsche Verband für Schweißen (DVS). The fifth training session is scheduled to complete by the end of this October.
