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2024.11.22 09:09 GMT+8

World Vocational College Skills Competition held in China's Tianjin

Updated 2024.11.22 09:09 GMT+8
CGTN

The final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition 2024, an event to highlight technical and vocational education in the world, was held on Tuesday in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

Contestants at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Contestants present their design at the final of the World Vocational College Skills Competition, Tianjin, China, November 21, 2024. /CGTN

Five teams from China, France and Myanmar presented their designs in health care, mechanics, logistics, shipbuilding and electric car batteries.

A total of 8,121 teams from 2,701 vocational education facilities in 74 countries took part in the contest, co-hosted by China's Ministry of Education, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the municipal government of Tianjin.

Statistics show that China currently has over 11,000 vocational schools with nearly 35 million students.

(Cover image via screen grab) 

(All photos by CGTN's Qu Bo)

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