Education Minister and Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen discuss technical education
Sino-Bangla Tech Partnership in TVET Education
- Strategic focus placed on TVET engineering and technical training to empower youth
- Bangladesh seeks expanded bilateral collaboration with China for global-standard workforce skills
- Both nations commit to deep technical cooperation to upgrade educational infrastructure
Bangladesh and China have underscored expanding bilateral technical cooperation to modernize vocational frameworks and transform the national population into high-skilled human resources. A high-level Chinese delegation led by Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen held a meeting with Minister for Education and Primary and Mass Education Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon at the ministry's office on Monday, 24 August.
During the session, the Chinese delegation commended the technological and reformative steps undertaken by the government in the education sector. The Education Minister extended appreciation to China for its sustained technical and institutional collaboration.
Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon stated, "If we can systematically transform our population into a skilled workforce equipped with modern engineering and vocational expertise, we will propel the nation toward advanced economic growth. To achieve this, the government is prioritizing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. There is significant potential to expand joint educational and technological initiatives with China to develop our youth into globally competitive human capital."
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to work closely in sharing instructional technology and enhancing the overall standards of technical education.
Md. Dawood Mia, Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division, and Li Shaopeng, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, alongside senior administrative and technical officials, were present at the meeting.
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