
July 6, 2024 (By Jiang Xuan) China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Nigeria Limited held a welcome ceremony in the capital city of Abuja on July 5 to celebrate the return of the second batch of 74 Nigerian students jointly trained by CCECC and the Federal Government of Nigeria, who recently completed their studies in China. At the welcoming ceremony, Ibrahim Hadja, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Nigerian President, extended a warm welcome to the returning students. He expressed heartfelt gratitude to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for sponsoring and nurturing 194 talented Nigerians. He stated that Nigeria's infrastructure construction is accelerating and international students will inject new vitality into the Country's infrastructure development. He looks forward to their swift integration into the workforce to promote high-quality social development and serve as envoys and bridges for friendly cooperation between China and Nigeria. The Minister of Transport, Saidou Alkali, expressed his gratitude to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for its strong emphasis on corporate social responsibility. He hopes that students will not only excel as infrastructure builders but also integrate the advanced knowledge and concepts acquired during their studies in China to shoulder social responsibilities and drive the development and progress of Nigeria. Wang Yingqi, Minister-Counselor of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in N...

To fully implement the spirit of the "Entering Africa" promotion meeting of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and ensure the safety and security of personnel to Africa under the joint guidance of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government, Hunan Provincial Department of Public Security, and Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, Luban Workshop Lecture (Session 3) – China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo Public Welfare Training of Safety & Security for Personnel "Entering Africa" was held on April 23 at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park in Changsha. Luban Workshop Lecture Series (Third Session) was organized by China-Africa Economic and Trade Promotion Council of Hunan Province in collaboration with Huawei Zhonghe (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. and Hunan Xintiandi Security Service Co., Ltd., with China Minsheng Bank Co., Ltd. Changsha Branch as the Co-organizer. This training program aims to enhance pre-departure safety and security education for enterprises operating in Africa, improve the capability of personnel in response to emergencies, and impart relevant preventive skills. During this training session, hundreds of participants registered, including representatives from enterprises exhibiting at the "Entering Africa" Event of China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, as well as business personnel who independently joined the delegation for commercial investigation in African countries. Hunan...
From January 17 to 25, 2024, Tsinghua University, in collaboration with Hunan University, conducted a research initiative titled "Hunan Practice in China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation". This Activity aimed to explore, refine and promote Hunan's pioneering experiences and approaches in policy formulation, institutional innovation, think tank research and corporate practices in economic and trade cooperation with Africa, for the purpose of disseminating the "Hunan Model" more extensively across China. This initiative has left the students with abundant gains and profound insights. Ma Shunyi, an undergraduate student from the Class of 2021 at Tsinghua University's School of Social Sciences, said: "This initiative has given me an intuitive understanding of the practical implementation of policy paper that I previously only encountered in the governmental work report or media coverage." During the research, teachers consistently emphasized the need to well fulfill three roles as learners, practitioners and service providers. "This trip of research is an excellent opportunity for students focused on theoretical learning to integrate academic theories with local practices, helping us ground our research more effectively," said Tang Bin, a Ph.D. candidate at Hunan University's School of Economics and Trade and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute. Chen Zele, an undergraduate student from the Class of 2021 at Tsinghua University's School of Social...