Zhengzhou Railway Institute trains the first batch of electric locomotive drivers for Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway

On October 27, the training course for electric locomotive drivers of Addis Ababa Djibouti railway opened at Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and technical college. 65 train drivers from Ethiopia and Djibouti will receive six months of training here, becoming the first local drivers driving electric locomotives of transnational electrified railway on Addis Ababa Djibouti railway. The

Addis Ababa Djibouti railway is the first electrified transnational railway in the African continent, which is built with Chinese standards and Chinese equipment. It is a milestone of "going out" of Chinese railway standards, and is of great significance in the construction history of "the belt and road". Its completion and operation not only deepened the friendship between China and Africa, but also promoted the landing and promotion of China's railway standards in Africa.

"Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and technical college undertakes this training activity, which is another specific practice for higher vocational colleges to implement the" belt and road "education action of the Ministry of education and explore a new mode of school running." At the opening ceremony, Yang Xiaochun, deputy director of the center for Chinese and foreign people to people and cultural exchanges of the Ministry of education, said that this is not only a technical skill training, but also a people to people and cultural exchanges in international exchanges. He hoped that the school would select the best teachers, overcome language difficulties, optimize training programs and train high-level electric locomotive drivers. (reporter Shi Xiaoqi)