CAIRO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Ain Shams University marked the fifth anniversary of its Chinese-backed Luban Workshop on Tuesday, underscoring growing Sino-Egyptian cooperation in engineering education and technical training.

Workshop head Adel El-Sabbagh called the partnership "very fruitful," citing regular coordination, equipment upgrades, and new projects that have strengthened practical training.

"In the past, we faced shortages in facilities, but now students train on modern machines -- sometimes more advanced than those in factories," he said.

El-Sabbagh said 19 engineering students from Ain Shams recently visited China for an exchange program that included tours of universities, factories, and advanced labs, calling such exchanges key to expanding opportunities and deepening ties.

Covering 1,200 square meters, the Luban Workshop was established in late 2020 through cooperation between Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College, Tianjin Transportation Technical College, and Ain Shams University.

It is one of two Luban Workshops in Egypt, alongside one at Cairo's Advanced Technical School for Maintenance Technology. Both aim to produce skilled graduates through advanced training and student-centered education while fostering people-to-people exchange. ■