The management of Nigeria's premier tertiary institution disclosed this during a courtesy visit paid to the college by the Chairman, Group Executive Officer of CIG and Vice Chairman, China-Africa Business Council, Chief Diana Ajoke Chen at the Council Chamber of the institution.
The partnership centrally focused on the initiatives of the nine projects proposed at the Forum of China-Africa cooperation on capacity building projects and humanistic exchange project, opens up new prospects for China-Africa cooperation, helps Africa cultivate urgently needed talents, help build and upgrade schools in Africa, implement future of Africa – a project for China-Africa cooperation on vocational education, the Management detailed.
The partnership which revolved Hangzhou Vocational and Technical College (HTVC), Yabatech, Choice International Investment Company Limited and CIG Motors Company Limited for implementation under “Silk Road College” is also expected to serve as an educational and learning center for international exchanges, with the likes of students, vocational and professional trainings, faculty training and academic research, in order to facilitate capacity building, cultural communication, mutual information accessibility and talent sharing between China and Nigeria.
The twenty-five students who are beneficiaries from the School of Engineering of the college currently undergoing a year and half course in HVTC, China according to the college, have proven themselves outstandingly with excellent academic performances and extra-curricular activities engaged by HTVC.
One of the students won a bronze medal at China International College Students Innovation Competition and are all preparing for another world-class competition in collaboration with China schools, HVTC, and Yabatech.
Apart from the scholarship given by Chief Diana Foundation and the school, which the twenty-five students are beneficiaries, five of them won additional scholarships, worthy of N2 million and another one won a million naira of that prize in academic competitions.
The group leader of the 25 students, was given an ambassadorial status of CIG Motors for displaying leadership qualities.
On academic performance, the students proved themselves excellently with twenty, having grade points ranging from 4.5 to 4.3 and others have 4.2 to 3.7 grade points as the minimum while the total grade point is 4.5. They can all communicate in Chinese language fluently while also mastering the learning of Kung Fu and Tai Chi.
Chief Diana Chen during the meeting with the college's management, disclosed that her conglomerates would henceforth be employing two hundred (200) fresh graduates of the college every year as her plan for the seventy-eight years old institution.
Tracing the relationship with the college, she said that the partnership with her organization started from year 2022 and till date almost 96 students are already working with CIG through internship progress while 30% of those students are retained.
She called for immediate implementation of new 30 students of the college to be sponsored on scholarship for exchange students’ programmes as soon as the present twenty-five students in China return in November, this year.
The chairman, GAC Motors, however, gave automatic employment to two students who drew her life picture while the meeting was going on with that of her colleague. The concerned students, both from the School of Art, Design and Printing for their spontaneous creativity .p
The Rector, Yabatech, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, in his response canvassed for the expansion of the partnership to accommodate the setting up of industry-based laboratories in the college as existing in institutions in China, designed to service the needs of the industries towards bridging the gap between the town and gown
Doing this he stated would also go a long way in producing industry ready graduates.
“The laboratories if replicated in the college with the same facilities in the industry will enhance the training of students, as most of the laboratories put up by institutions does not meet the needs of the industry; hence the essence for expanding our collaboration”.
The college, he said, is ready to provide space, laboratories and workshops that can be used to facilitate the exchange of training, while also training students that are not of the college by running the laboratories as a business center for income generation.
Pix:r-l: The rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr Engr Ibraheem Abdul, the Chairman, Choice International Group, Chief Diana Chen being presented with a life drawing made of her by an HND II students at a Courtesy Visit to the Management on review of partnership held at the Council Chamber of the college
Pix:r-l: The rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr Engr Ibraheem Abdul in a discussion with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Choice International Group, Chief Diana Ajoke Chen at a courtesy visit to the college
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