Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the list of industrial Internet pilot demonstration projects in 2023. The project of “Shandong Sino German Digital Transformation Promotion Center (Industrial Internet)” declared by Rheinland Coster was successfully selected after being recommended by Shandong Communications Administration.

On the morning of March 20, 2024, the annual work conference of the Zibo High tech Zone Industry Education Joint Venture and the supply and demand meeting of school enterprise talents were held at the Sino German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Education Integration Demonstration Base. Li Xiaotong, Deputy Secretary of the Education Working Committee of the Zibo Municipal Party Committee and member of the Party Group of the Municipal Education Bureau, Li Kai, Member of the Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of the Zibo High tech Zone, Liu Xin, Dean of the Shandong Vocational Education and Industrial Talent Research Institute, Yang Lei, Secretary and Director of the Party Group of the Education and Sports Center of the Zibo High tech Zone, Mou Xiangfeng, a fourth level employee of the Industrial Informatization and Commerce Bureau, Sun Longzhou, a fourth level researcher of the Municipal Education Bureau, Pu Lei, Member and Deputy Dean of the Party Branch of the Municipal Vocational Education Research Institute, Cui Zhi, Chairman of the Rhinecost, and other leaders attended the meeting. Leaders in charge of Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural Engineering College, and other universities stationed in Zibo, various district and county education and sports bureaus, and various secondary vocational schools Department heads, leaders and leaders of various research institutions, enterprises, and industry associations of the consortium jointly attended the meeting.

On March 15, 2024, Zhang Wenwen, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hubei University of Automotive Industry, and Wu Chaozhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hubei University of Arts and Sciences, and a delegation visited the Wuhan Rhine Industry University Research Base for research. Zhang Shanshan, Deputy General Manager of Wuhan Economic Development Science and Technology Innovation Service Co., Ltd., and Luo Yinqiao, General Manager of Wuhan Rhine Coaster, accompanied the research.

On March 14th, the National Defense Education of Zibo High tech Zone and the Military Participation Ceremony for the New Era Civilization Practice in the First Half of 2024 conscription were held at the Sino German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Education Integration Demonstration Base. Colonel Sun Hongcheng, Director of the Mobilization Department of the Zibo Military Sub district, and Lv Jueqiang, Member of the Zibo High tech Zone Working Committee, Minister of the Mass Work Department, and Minister of the People’s Armed Forces Department, attended the ceremony. The main responsible persons of the Propaganda and News Center, Education and Sports Business Center, as well as personnel from the People’s Armed Forces Department and Grassroots Armed Forces Department of Zibo High tech Zone, all newly enlisted soldiers and their family members, representatives of veterans, and representatives of Rhinecost Company, Hunan Chamber of Commerce, Zibo High tech Zone Personal Private Association, Zibo High tech Zone Women Entrepreneurs Association, High tech Zone Mobile Company, and People’s Insurance Company were specially invited to participate in the event.

On March 6, 2024, a delegation led by Shandong Port Vocational Education Group, Xintai Development and Reform Bureau, Xintai Education and Sports Bureau, Tai’an Industrial and Commercial Secondary School, Tai’an Technological Secondary School, and Xintai Mount Taishan Electric Power School visited the Tai’an Sino German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Education Integration Demonstration Base for investigation.

From January 8th to February 2nd, 2024, the winter vacation teacher training for the Rhinecost Sino German Class Project was held at the Sino German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Education Integration Demonstration Base. Nearly 80 professional teachers from 9 universities, including Shandong Vocational College of Science and Technology, Shandong Light Industry Vocational College, Yantai University of Technology, and Yantai Shipbuilding Industry School, participated in this training.

From January 22 to February 2, 2024, the fourth phase of teacher training in the field of intelligent manufacturing under the China Germany Advanced Vocational Education Cooperation Project (SGAVE) was held simultaneously on the Rhinecost Zibo, Qingdao, Wuhan, and Zhuzhou platforms. 1209 professional teachers from 29 pilot universities across the country, including Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University, Suzhou Jianxiong Vocational and Technical College, Wuhan Software Engineering Vocational College, Hubei Three Gorges Vocational and Technical College, Wenzhou Vocational and Technical College, and Harbin Vocational and Technical College, participated in training in seven batches.

On February 3rd, the Rhinecost 2024 Annual Conference was held as scheduled. Mr. Eric Moskava, President of Rhinecost Group, Mr. Cui Zhi, President of China, Tang Jun, Company Directors, invited guests, and all employees gathered together to summarize and review the company’s work over the past year, commend advanced collectives and individuals, and look forward to the future.