On November 18, 2025, a three-member delegation from South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training—including Temwa Moyo, Head of International Scholarships; Gija Letakaku, Deputy Head; and Dinico Mboveni, Senior Legal Administrator—visited Yellow River Conservancy Technical University (YRCTU). President Hu Hao and Vice President Zhu Huanli warmly received the guests. Both sides engaged in in-depth and productive discussions regarding preparations for the South African Youth Study in China Program and related matters.

Exchange and Discussion

Address by Hu Hao

Address by Themwa Moyo

Group Photo After the Meeting

At the symposium, Hu Hao extended a warm welcome to the delegation from South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training. He introduced the university's fundamental profile and distinctive international education programs, while reviewing the collaborative journey with South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training and its vocational institutions. He emphasized the university's strong commitment to the "South African Youth Study in China Program," noting that a dedicated task force has been established to coordinate project advancement. The university has developed talent cultivation plans tailored to South Africa's industrial needs and student characteristics, partnered with Chinese enterprises to build high-quality internship and training platforms, and implemented comprehensive safeguards for project execution. He stated that the university will continue to deepen and solidify vocational education cooperation between China and South Africa, cultivating high-caliber technical and skilled personnel to support South Africa's economic and social development while fostering mutual understanding between the two nations.

Thamwa Moyo expressed gratitude for the warm reception and highly commended the university's achievements in international vocational education cooperation. He noted that the "South African Youth Study in China Program" is a key international cooperation initiative promoted by the Department of Higher Education and Training, aimed at enhancing South African youth's skills in fields such as new energy power generation. He expressed confidence that students would bring back to South Africa the advanced technologies and management expertise gained in China, injecting new momentum into local industry development.

Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on cooperation agreement details, talent development plans, and the duration of students' study in China. Following the meeting, accompanied by university leaders, the delegation toured practical training facilities at the Schools of Water Resources, Surveying and Mapping, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Environmental Science, as well as classrooms and dormitories for international students at the School of International Education. They expressed deep admiration for the university's educational facilities.

Visiting the "Footprints" Cultural Landscape

Visiting Kunpeng Mountain Hydraulic Engineering Training Base

Inspecting International Student Classrooms

    In recent years, under multilateral cooperation frameworks such as the BRICS Cooperation Mechanism and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, YRCTU has vigorously promoted vocational education cooperation with Africa. We have established Dayu Schools in countries including Zambia, South Africa, and Ethiopia, and recruited international students from over 20 African nations to study in China, cultivating a large number of outstanding technical and skilled talents for African countries. Moving forward, YRCTU will continue to foster Sino-African friendship through vocational education collaboration, jointly building a high-level Sino-African community with a shared future.