New model for integration of industry and education in the Lan-Mekong region under discussion

Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), The Mekong Lancang Council of Industry and Education (MLCIE) and Lan-Mekong China Education and Training Promotion Alliance (LCETPA) are joining hands to create a new model for the integration of industry and education in the Lan-Mekong region.
This endeavour was successfully illustrated at the “Achievements Display and Exchange about Integration of Industry and Education among Lan-Mekong Region” as part of China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week, which took place in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, on August 23.
Representatives of governments, chambers of commerce, schools, alliances, and businesses from China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and other countries participated in the event in an “online plus offline” manner.
The event was initiated by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Chongqing (LNCCIC) and Guizhou Open University (Guizhou Vocational and Technical College), and organised by the Lan-Mekong China Education and Training Promotion Alliance (LCETPA) and Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Electronic Information (GVTCEI), and co-organised by the Guizhou Vocational Education Society, Lan-Mekong Industry Education (Chongqing) Business, Asin ASEAN Commerce (Chongqing) and other entities.
Among the main dignitaries in attendance were the Deputy Director General of the Education Department of Guizhou province, Yang Tianyi; Secretary General of Guizhou Open University, Zhan Gang; President of Guizhou Vocational College of Electronic Information, Linghu Caitao; and Chief Representative of the LNCCIC, Allan Yang.
Guests from across the Lan-Mekong region included the Executive Vice President of the LNCCI, Mr Daovone Phachanthavong; Dean of the Lao Vocational Education Development Institute (VEDI); Dean of the Lao Institute of Industry and Commerce (IIC); the Vice President of Lao Airlines; Chief Engineer of the Lao National Railway Group; Secretary General of the LCETPA and Managing Director of Asin ASEAN (Chongqing); HR head of the NTTI in Cambodia; and the Head of the Vocational Centre of UNESCO from Shenzhen Polytechnic University.
Laos’ Deputy Minister of Home Affairs; the Secretary of State from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training in Cambodia; Head of Laos’ National TVET Council; Chairman of Thailand’s East Alliance of Vocational Education; Vice President of Asia-Potash; and the President of Yangon University of Computer Science in Myanmar also attended online and delivered speeches.      
Then the meeting entered the MOC signing and certificate awarding stage:
1. Guizhou Open University, GVTCEI, Wuhan City Polytechnic, BYD Auto, and Guangxi Technological College of Machinery and Electricity signed agreements on five projects with the Laos National Railway Group, Lao Airlines, VEDI, IIC, and LCETPA respectively.
2. In order to carry out more pragmatic China-ASEAN vocational education cooperation and better carry out the comprehensive work of the Mekong-Lancang Council of Industry and Education (MLCIE), the Executive Vice President of the LNCCI, Mr Daovone Phachanthavong, on behalf of the LNCCI and MLCIE, presented Ms Fei Cui with a letter of appointment of the Executive Deputy Secretary General of the MLCIE.
3. Award appointment letters were also presented to seven senior advisors as the first steering committee members of the MLCIE, including Chongqing Polytechnic University of Electronic Technology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic University, and other top ranking polytechnic universities in China.
4. In addition, three plaques were awarded to the first batch of “China-Laos Centers for Occupational Standards to Co-Develop and Implement” in the Guizhou region.
As the event reached its conclusion, the Executive Vice President of the LNCCI, Mr Daovone Phachanthavong, gave a summary speech.
He observed that the symposium enabled participants to elaborate on ways to promote the development of international vocational education through industry education integration and international cooperation from different perspectives, such as governments, universities, chambers of commerce, and businesses, through speeches and achievement displays.
Discussions were both theoretical and supported by case studies, laying a solid foundation for the further deepening of industry education integration and practical cooperation.
“In international education regional cooperation, we look forward to everyone continuing to make good use of resources and platforms such as the LNCCI, MLCIE and LCETPA to discuss together, build together, and share together,” Mr Daovone said.
The Display and Exchange symposium led to a series of key and valuable consensus on vocational education, and implemented some promising and highly applicable industry and education integration projects, which boosted confidence in deepening the regional integration of industry and education, making it firm and much clearer through innovative visions and more cooperation models.
Achievements in fostering cultural exchanges and mutual learning through education as a link will also be more fruitful, Mr Daovone said.

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 (Latest Update August 29, 2024)