Experience the charm of vocational education in an immersive way! Thai students from Laiwu Vocational and Technical College visit the Shandong Education Expo

近日，2026山东省教育博览会在山东国际会展中心顺利举办。莱芜职业技术学院积极参展，并组织在校泰国留学生走进展会现场，沉浸式观摩学习，近距离感受山东省职业教育发展丰硕成果，直观了解中国职业教育发展现状，进一步拓宽国际学生视野。

“第一次参加这样的博览会，我觉得特别新鲜，我会分享给泰国的朋友，让泰国年轻人了解济南、了解莱职。”莱芜职业技术学院泰国留学生周桥说道。此次展会之行，让留学生们亲身领略了山东职业教育的特色优势与产业融合发展活力，收获满满。

近年来，莱芜职业技术学院积极响应“一带一路”倡议，深耕中泰职业教育合作领域，创新国际人才培养模式，以“中文+技能”为核心抓手，持续推进职业教育对外开放，积极输出职教标准，生动讲好中国职教故事。

在留学生培养工作中，学校坚持精细化管理与多元化培育并重。日常学习生活中，学校提供全流程贴心服务，助力留学生快速适应校园环境；文化育人方面，依托中秋、端午、元旦等传统节日开展民俗体验活动，组织济南研学、美食制作、文体赛事等特色活动，让留学生沉浸式感悟中华优秀传统文化；语言提升层面，常态化开展汉语交流活动，搭建中外学生互助学习平台，择优推荐学生参与汉语桥比赛，以赛促学提升留学生汉语能力，让留学生成为中泰文化交流的友好使者。

Recently, the 2026 Shandong Education Expo was successfully held at the Shandong International Convention and Exhibition Center. Laiwu Vocational and Technical College actively participated in the exhibition and organized its Thai students on campus to visit the expo site, experiencing it in an immersive way, observing and learning, and getting a close-up look at the fruitful achievements of Shandong's vocational education development, understanding the current situation of China's vocational education, and further broadening the horizons of international students.

"Being the first time to participate in such an expo, I think it's very new. I will share it with my Thai friends, so that young people in Thailand can learn about Jinan and Laiwu Vocational College," said Zhou Qiao, a Thai student from Laiwu Vocational and Technical College. This trip to the exhibition has allowed the students to personally experience the unique advantages of Shandong's vocational education and the vitality of industrial integration and development. They have gained a lot.

In recent years, Laiwu Vocational and Technical College has responded positively to the "Belt and Road Initiative", deeply engaged in vocational education cooperation with Thailand, innovated international talent training models, with "Chinese language + skills" as the core focus, continuously promoted vocational education openness, actively exported vocational education standards, and vividly told the story of Chinese vocational education.

In the cultivation of international students, the school adheres to both meticulous management and diversified cultivation. In daily study and life, the school provides all-round, considerate services to help international students quickly adapt to the campus environment; in cultural education, it conducts folk experience activities based on traditional festivals such as Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and New Year's Day, organizes special activities such as Jinan study tours, food production, and cultural and sports competitions, allowing international students to immerse themselves in experiencing Chinese excellent traditional culture; in language improvement, regular Chinese language exchange activities are held, building a platform for mutual learning between Chinese and foreign students, recommending outstanding students to participate in the Chinese Bridge competition, promoting learning through competitions to enhance the Chinese language ability of international students, and making international students become friendly messengers in cultural exchanges between China and Thailand.