—Ethiopia Dayu School Enrollment Initiation
In recent years, with the continuous deepening of the Belt and Road initiative, the exchanges between China and Ethiopia have become closer. More and more Chinese-funded enterprises have been in our country, and the government attaches great importance to the construction of water conservancy, transportation, power grid and other infrastructures. The demand for skilled talents in related industries has become increasingly strong, while the labor market cannot meet this demand. In order to effectively solve the pressure of local talent shortage and speed up the training of skilled talents, Ethiopia Arba Minch University (AMU) and China Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute (YRCTI) jointly launched an overseas education project – Dayu School. As a key project to promote international cooperation, Dayu School will fully start its enrollment plan in this wonderful September.
As we all know that Arba Minch University (AMU) is a school with distinctive water conservancy characteristics in Ethiopia, and the Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute (YRCTI) is one of the first batch of the National Demonstrative Higher Vocational Colleges and a Calss-A (National Top Ten) High-level Higher Vocational Institution (developing) with Chinese characteristics with a long history and strong strength in China. YRCTI has opened a number of majors, especially water conservancy engineering, with a team of teachers with excellent professional skills and rich teaching experience, has been a core major. The two institutions are very similar both in terms of history and professional settings. Dayu School is a combination of strong and powerful, which is of great benefit to accelerating the training of compound skills talents who understand Chinese and make up for the talent gap in the local market.
Dayu School students’ training plan for a total of three years: The first two years of the students’ study will be carried out in AMU, during which the excellent Chinese teachers of YRCTI will go to the AMU to complete the teaching task together with the teachers of AMU. The students of Ethiopian Dayu School can choose to continue their studies in YRCTI in the third year. During the study period in YRCTI, the students can be recommended to go to Chinese enterprises for practical training. Students with excellent academic performance during the YRCTI can also get full scholarship support (full scholarship includes tuition and accommodation fee). In addition, YRCTI will recommend the graduates of Ethiopia Dayu School to local Chinese enterprises in Ethiopia to increase employment opportunities for students.
The original intention of launching Dayu School is not only to teach students theoretical knowledge of Chinese language and professional skills, but more importantly, to enable them to apply what they have learned and achieve the integration of knowledge and practice. It is believed that through the cooperation of both institutions, students can continuously improve their skills, enhance their core competitiveness, broaden their employment paths, and stand out in the fierce competition in the future. We look forward to more students participating in this program and becoming witnesses and beneficiaries of China-Ethiopia friendly cooperation!
