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JINAN, China, Dec. 10, 2021 /Xinhua＝KYODO/--

On December 1, the online signing ceremony of the cooperation project between

Jinan Vocational College and the Institut Pariwisata dan Bisnis Internasional

(IPB Internasional) was held at Jinan Vocational College Campus in Jinan city,

Shandong province and IPBI Campus in Bali. At the ceremony, Jinan Vocational

College announced the establishment of its first overseas branch -- a

demonstration of how Jinan has innovatively developed its delivery of

vocational education courses in this new era.

During recent years, in response to the Belt and Road Initiative, Jinan

Vocational College has pursued open, diverse, and multi-faceted educational

programs. It has strengthened its international exchanges and cooperation with

a view to fueling the regional economic and social development of Jinan. Since

2018, when it commenced the recruitment and teaching for international

students, Jinan Vocational College has recruited more than 200 international

students from 13 Asian countries, creating a new brand of international

educational cooperation they have coined 'Studying in Jinan'.

The College's North Bali Cultural Tour Guide Training Center is its first

campus established outside China. It is yet another forward-thinking move in

response to the Belt and Road Initiative and is a significant step in its

exploration of educational cooperation between China and ASEAN institutions.

Operating an overseas school represents substantial progress for Jinan

Vocational College.

"We will use this opportunity to explore the 'Chinese+' international

cooperative education model," said Wang Chunguang, the Party Secretary of the

Jinan Vocational College. "We will provide Indonesian students with

professional tour guide programs and Chinese language courses, undertake

comprehensive exchange and cooperation by way of mutual teacher and student

exchange programs, cultural exchanges, exchange of experts, and research

cooperation in professional areas in order to open a new chapter in

international educational cooperation."

Source: Jinan Vocational College

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   Caption: I Made Sudjana, President of IPB International, delivered a speech.

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   Caption: Liu Shaohui, Deputy Director of the Jinan Education Bureau, Pang Long, Deputy

Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Jinan, Gao

Jisong, Director of the Asian American Oceanian Office, Wang Chunguang, Party

Secretary of the Jinan Vocational College, and Su Xuyong, Dean of Jinan

Vocational College, attended the signing ceremony.

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   Caption: Su Xuyong, Dean of Jinan Vocational College, signed the memorandum and posed

for a group photo.