On the afternoon of September 22 (Cambodia Time), the three-day 2026 World Vocational College Skills Competition (Southeast Asian Division) concluded successfully at Cambodia-China University of Technology and Sciences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Hosted by the Ministry of Education of China, the competition was co-organized by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia, and organized by our university together with Cambodia-China University of Technology and Sciences.
Under the theme "Skills Shine in Youth, Competence Creates the Future", the Southeast Asian Division featured three competition tracks: Intelligent Equipment Application, New-generation Information Technology, and Business and Trade. Nearly 300 contestants from 92 teams across Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand competed against one another.
Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia; Wang Wenbin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Cambodia; Lousy, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training of Cambodia; Peng Binbai, Director-General of the Department of Vocational Education and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education of China (attending via video link); Jiang Nan, Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Cambodia; He Xuejun, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of our university; and Fang Qiaosheng, President of the Cambodian Chinese Association, attended the closing ceremony and award presentation. Wang Hui, First Secretary of the Embassy, also attended.
The competition was successfully held in Cambodia, with further expanded participation and steadily growing regional influence. It served both as a showcase of the skills of young people across Southeast Asia and as a vivid example of practical China–ASEAN cooperation in vocational education. Using skills competition as a bond, the event promoted mutual learning among vocational colleges of various countries, facilitated the alignment of industry and education resources, deepened people-to-people and cultural exchanges among young people, and effectively energized skills talent cultivation across the region. Taking this event as a new starting point, Nanjing Vocational University of Industry and Technology will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation in vocational education with ASEAN countries, improve regular exchange mechanisms, and consolidate the talent foundation for building a China–ASEAN community with a shared future.
He Xuejun Delivers a Speech
Competition Scene
Group Photo
Contributed by:International Cooperation and Exchanges Division
Photo by:Du Zenghui
Text by:Zhu Wenjing
Edited by: Chen Lu
Reviewed by:Ran Xiaowen
