In January of 2019, Zibo Vocational Institute and Rhein-Koester signed to launch the jointly-establishment project of mixed ownership secondary college — Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College, it innovated a new vocational educational model in ‘Zibo style’.

Vocational education plays an essential role in talent resource development.  Since the 13th Five-Year plan, China is under revolution of the education models in all-dimensions and integrating the industry and education. At present, enterprises plays an increasingly important role in vocational education, and there are more than 40 mixed-ownership colleges that have been established in Shandong province. The Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College of Zibo Vocational Institute, is the first mixed-ownership college which jointly established between Rhein-Koester and secondary college. Since the establishment, both parties are constantly contributing the resources to develop the college, as well as it truly lead the trends of mixed-ownership in nationwide.

Introduce International Vocational Education Concept, Localize and Develop the Concept for Local needs

Germany is one of the most famous nation in manufacturing powder, it because Germany strongly paying attention on development of vocational education. In the vocational education system of Germany, enterprise plays an important role of ‘Dual-system’, and it is constantly recognized as main role for education. Rhein-Koester integrated the industry and education, as well as it plays a key part in establishment of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College. Based on its premium experiences in German ‘Dual-system’ vocational education model and implementation for local market, Rhein-Koester introduced premium German vocational education resources, integrated elements to better develop the training model for local trainees, and introduced the cutting-edge intelligent manufacturing technologies to enhance the compound talent development for intelligent manufacturing industry. 

During the CCTV（China Central Television） interview, Hu Pengchang, the vice dean of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College, indicated ‘Introduce the talent training program that designed by enterprise and develop the courses based on industrial trends, which all reflects that enterprise plays the key role in talent training, it additionally means the colleges are motivated to explore and revolute the model of vocational education.’

Integration and Exchange, Construct the Community of Shared Future for Enterprise and College

In September of 2019, the 70 new students from Electronic & Electrical College and Mechatronics Engineering College of Zibo Vocational Institute, have passed the exams and they are selected to study at Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College. The college introduced German standardized management method and follows cross-disciplinary education model; the designed learning environment would truly reflects factory in practice; developed training system which integrated ‘Study, Do and Practice’ for students; The innovated educational model help students to effectively understand learned theoretical knowledge, and master the practice skills for real production process.

Training Class of 2019th Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College

Based on the contents of daily practical training, students are requested to complete assignments of daily journal with pictures and literary compositions.

Since the cooperation between the institute and Rhein-Koester, both parties are contributing their resource advantage and constantly promotes revolution of mixed-ownership college. It formed a sharing structure which involving exchange of engineers and teachers, jointly development of textbooks and sharing of training facilities. Additionally, college will follows the revolution of  'Teaching Method, Teachers Qualities and Textbooks’ to develop talents. Based on the exchange methods, we introduced engineers into classroom and invited teachers into workshop to exchange and communicate, we believe this innovated method would strongly enhance development of faculty team.

For instance, Rhein-Koester appointed Mr Hu Pengchang to transform his role from the head of Sino-German Education Department to the dean of College, introduced talent development plan which is designed by Rhein-Koester, constantly develop the training courses based on the industrial development trends, design and construct training environment based on real production line, develop textbooks based on elements in factories, introduce more corporate internal trainer to practical trainings, as well as carry out ‘Dual-system’ faculty trainings. Based on the revolution of mixed-ownership and construct the community of shared future for college and enterprise, both parties are jointly exploring the major construction and promoting development for ‘dual qualified teacher’ mode, and lastly enhance the development of college.

Serve the Industries and Support the Employment

In the background of Digital Industry and policies of ‘Replacing Old Growth Drivers With New Ones’, promoting the corporate upgrading and transformation, and develop compound talents for future industries are the key for regional economy development.

Based on the regional characteristics, the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College allows students to accept trainings which related to real daily operation of enterprises, it help students to gradually meet needs of enterprises and therefore effectively reduce costs on corporate internal pre-job trainings. The outstanding graduates will effectively promotes the talent exchange and enhance regional industrial development.

Zhang Zhenzhong, the president of Rhein-Koester (China) Training Department, carried out seminar of ‘Career planning in enterprises’ for the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College, it help students to clearly plan their career in the future.

Remarkable Effect, Future is Promising

Since the establishment of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing College, we produced remarkable effects on education, and it enhanced the institute’s confidence in talent training system of Rhein-Koester. At present, the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Project has been recognized as one of the ten key projects of Zibo Vocational Institute in 2020, as well as it is the key project of ‘Construct High Quality Vocational College and Discipline Group’.

In the nearest future, Zibo Vocational Institute and Rhein-Koester will jointly develop and explore the talent training method which connects the Secondary Vocational Schools, Higher Vocational College and Undergraduate. The training contents consists of Digital technology, Information technology, Automation Technology and other majors. Based on the integration of multiple disciplines, the college would develop trainees into compound talents for the future industries, and construct a specialized vocational college in concepts of ‘Resource Sharing, First-class Facilities, Action Oriented, Serve Industries’.

With total investment of 2.11 billion Yuan, the Sino-German Education-Industry Intelligent Manufacturing  Demonstration Base is expected to established in high-tech zone of Zibo. The base covers approximately 160,000.00 m² and it will mainly construct two innovated ecology of ‘Digital Economy’ and ‘Intelligent Manufacturing’. The demonstration base consists of three major functional platforms of ‘Digital Economy to accelerate Innovation’, ‘Talent Trainings for different Positions’, and ‘Digital Industrial Service’. In the base, Rhein-Koester would introduce premium and professional resources to further contributes to ‘Mixed-ownership revolution’, ‘Revolution of Teaching Method, Teachers Qualities and Textbooks’, and faculty development of ‘Dual-Teachers’. Lastly, the base would supports the innovation in vocational education and regional economy development.

In October of 2020, the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing 2020th students started their new semester, they will enjoy the latest training model.