I. Foreign Partner Institution: ASTUR Education Academy, Germany
The ASTUR Education Academy, founded in 1986, initially aimed to promote cultural exchanges among young people from various European countries. In the early 2000s, commissioned by municipal governments and chambers of commerce, it began engaging in vocational entry and re-employment training. It has gradually evolved into an educational institution offering higher education, dual-system higher education (dual-track system), arts education, vocational entry and training, continuing education and job transfer training, language and university preparatory courses, and distance certificate education. The Group is headquartered in Fulda, where it oversees various educational institutions such as vocational technical schools, international art preparatory schools, international language academies, human resources development centers, international cooperation and cultural exchange centers, and municipal hospital-affiliated nursing schools. It has established strategic partnerships with several universities in both Germany and China.
The ASTUR Education Academy provides technical and vocational schools with courses and specialized program designs that are closest to the forefront and most in line with the current needs of industrial enterprises. It offers programs in fields such as health and social welfare, information technology, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, and other related cutting-edge specialties.
Germany is a traditional powerhouse in automobile manufacturing, consistently maintaining a leading position globally, and new energy vehicle technology is also continuously developing. This positive trend is undoubtedly supported by Germany’s strong emphasis on the new energy vehicle technology industry and talent development within its own borders. The ASTUR Education Academy is one of Germany’s top vocational education institutions, with specialties such as high-voltage electrical technology, exhaust gas treatment systems, new energy vehicle technology, automotive diagnostics and repair, and workshop data transmission and processing systems (Can-Bus-Systeme) prominently featured in its production workshops.
II. Introduction to the Cooperative Program
The New Energy Vehicle Technology program (China-Foreign Cooperative Education Program)aims to cultivate highly skilled technical professionals with an international perspective and innovation awareness who will be proficient in fundamental theories, specialized knowledge, and technical skills essential for the application of new energy vehicle technologies such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls, possess a solid foundation in science and culture, humanities literacy, strong professional ethics, meticulous craftsmanship, robust employability and entrepreneurial abilities, as well as sustainable development capabilities and are capable of engaging in tasks including assembly and adjustment of new energy vehicles, performance testing and inspection, quality control, production management, and technical maintenance services.