On 14th May, 2024, a group of 8 people from Angren County, Shigatse City, Tibet went to Zibo to carry out learning and exchange activities. In the morning of that day, the exchange group visited Rhein Köster. Bi Baofeng, secretary of the party group and director of Zibo Veterans Affairs Bureau, Li Yong, member of the party group and deputy director, Lv Jueqiang, member of the working committee of Zibo Hi-Tech Zone, minister of the mass work department and minister of the People’s Armed Forces Department, and Jiang Xinyan, deputy minister of the People’s Armed Forces Department of Zibo High-Tech Zone, accompanied the research and other leaders.

On the afternoon of 6 May 2024, Dong Cheng, Chair Professor of Cellular Engineering and Immunomedicine, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Han Xiaorong, Professor and Head of the Department of Chinese History and Culture, Xiao Honggen, Assistant Dean and Professor of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Zheng Pei, Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and other members of their team visited Rhein Köster to conduct a research trip. Xiong Xin, secretary of the party group and director of Zibo Science and Technology Bureau, Qu Wenyue, member of the party group and deputy director, second grade researcher, Chai Fuqiang, member of the party group and deputy director, and Zhao Naijun, director of Science and Technology Development Center of High-Tech Zone, accompanied the research leaders.

On the morning of April 30, 2024, a delegation from Shandong Jincheng Kerui Chemicals Co., Ltd., including Assistant General Manager Sun Duo, Production Manager Li Jian, and Administration and Human Resources Manager Li Wenting, visited Rhein Köster for an inspection and exchange.

On April 25-26, 2024, the science education team from Zibo Liuquan Middle School, along with all first and second-year students, visited the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry-Education Integration Demonstration Base for a themed educational field trip titled “Leading the Way in Science Education, Building a Dream of Wisdom Together with Schools and Enterprises.”

On April 26, 2024, the unveiling ceremony of the “Zibo Liuquan Middle School Off-Campus Curriculum Base” jointly established by Zibo Liuquan Middle School and Rhein Köster was held at the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry-Education Integration Demonstration Base. Zhao Yuliang, Party Secretary and Principal of Zibo Liuquan Middle School, Vice Principal Zhang Yongqing, and other school and enterprise leaders attended the event.

To empower the city’s foreign-related enterprises to attract overseas talents, Zibo Foreign Affairs Office and Foreign Friendship Association of Zibo City jointly constructed international students‘ practical education bases with member units of Zibo Foreign Friendship Association Higher Education Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Higher Education Committee). 15 bases of the national experience class and professional enhancement class were finally identified after the selection process of soliciting and selecting students, experts’ comments, on-site research and face-to-face talks and exchanges. Rhein Köster was successfully shortlisted by virtue of its deep foundation in Sino-German cooperation in the fields of industry and education, its rich advantage in advanced resources, as well as its first-class team of domestic and foreign corporate trainers and self-developed whole-system intelligent manufacturing talent cultivation programme.

On the afternoon of 24th April 2024, Zibo High-Experimental Middle School organised nearly 120 teachers and students to visit the Sino-German Demonstration Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry-Education Integration.

On April 19th, 2024, Guo Dongjiang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of Shenzhen Bao’an District Human Resources Bureau and Director of Bao’an District Vocational Training Center, led a group of representatives of Bao’an District specialised enterprises and other representatives to visit Rhein Köster(Taicang).
During the discussion, Mr. Guo introduced in detail the main work of the Vocational Training Centre of Bao’an Human Resources Bureau, and representatives of the two sides signed a cooperation framework agreement. In the following, the two sides will further strengthen the cooperation and exchange, give full play to Rhein Köster’ advanced education concepts, technological resources and global advanced training experience, and work together to focus on the elements of the innovation of the intelligent manufacturing industry, deepen the integration of industry and education, and contribute to the promotion of the skilled manpower force in Bao’an and even the Bay Area.