Members of the study tour from the University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines pose for a group photo at Nantong Vocational University. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The opening ceremony of the study tour from the University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines at Nantong Vocational University in East China's Jiangsu province took place at the university on June 11, marking a new chapter of cooperation between the two institutions.

Xu Sheng, vice-president of NTVU, reviewed the fruitful achievements since the establishment of the cooperation between the two schools. He expressed his hope that this study activity would serve as an opportunity to further expand cooperation in talent cultivation, faculty and student exchanges, and academic research, and looks forward to collaborating with the University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines to successfully host the competition events of the 2025 China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week.

Liu Wansheng, director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office at NTVU, detailed the outstanding achievements of NTVU in international cooperation, school-enterprise collaboration, and student skills competitions.

Lilian Emirita Dela B.Cruz, dean of the School of Architecture, Computing, and Engineering at the University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines, expressed heartfelt gratitude for the thoughtful arrangements and warm reception by NTVU and praised the university for its remarkable achievements in vocational education.

Lilian and her delegation visited NTVU's main practical teaching venues, including the Lu Ban Award Teaching Museum, the Jiangsu (Nantong) Digital Technology Industry-Education Integration Public Training Base, and the Smart Transportation Industry-Education Integration Training Base.