BRI Stories | Luban Workshop grooms talents for Tajikistan's industrialization, modernization

Students attend a study session at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Zheng Kaijun)

Students listen as a teacher gives instructions at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Zheng Kaijun)

This photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows an interior view of the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Students show their letters of admission to a Chinese college at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 3, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

A teacher (R) from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College gives instructions to a student at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

This photo taken on June 14, 2024 shows an exterior view of the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

A teacher (L) from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College gives instructions to a student at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Zheng Kaijun)

Students listen as a teacher gives instructions at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Zheng Kaijun)

Students listen as a teacher gives instructions at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Zheng Kaijun)

A student attends a training session at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 2, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Students receive their letters of admission to a Chinese college at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 3, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

School staff from China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University communicate at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)