“There are various methods of suturing, but simple interrupted suturing is the simplest and most commonly used technique. Each stitch is tied separately.” In the laboratory of the Horleta Polytechnic Institute in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, Chinese teacher Ma Yu-Jie holds a dental tweezer in her left hand and a needle holder in her right, meticulously demonstrating animal surgical suturing techniques to her students on a skin model.
A dozen or so students gathered in a circle, intently watching the teacher’s hand movements and carefully listening to explanations of various suturing techniques. Soon afterward, they eagerly began practicing on the models. This hands-on session vividly illustrated the shift from “theoretical instruction” to “practical skills training” at the school, which was the most significant change brought about by the Chinese teachers.
Remy Abella, 22 years old, was one of the students participating in this course. Such training felt novel and practical to him. “Previously, classes consisted solely of theoretical instruction. Now, Chinese instructors guide us through practical exercises, allowing us to better comprehend abstract concepts.”
This is a snapshot of the third phase of China’s technical assistance project for agricultural vocational education in Ethiopia. The project aims to train a cohort of highly skilled agricultural technology dissemination personnel in Ethiopia by sending agricultural vocational education instructors. It aims to help Ethiopia establish an agricultural vocational education system suitable for its own context and to enhance the local agricultural production level. According to Peng Da-jun, the project coordinator, this phase of the project spanned five years and is set to conclude in mid-July this year.
“We dispatched a total of 89 experts, covering 15 specialties including vegetables, horticulture, livestock, poultry, veterinary medicine, and agricultural machinery. The expert teachers were widely distributed among six local vocational schools, including the Holleta Polytechnic Institute,” Peng Da-jun said.
Ma Yu-jie is a veterinary teacher from Hunan Vocational and Technical College of Biological and Electrical Engineering. She joined the faculty of Holleta Institute of Technology in November 2024 and is primarily responsible for teaching and practical demonstration activities.
“The students greatly value the opportunity to practice on the model. Some of them even stay in the laboratory after class to continue practicing,” Ma Yu-jie told reporters. Prior to this, the school did not have any simulated skin models, so students had to practice suturing and knot-tying techniques on sponges. Under her coordination, Hunan Vocational and Technical College of Biological and Electrical Engineering donated a batch of surgical suturing practice skin models to the Horleita Institute of Technology. These highly practical teaching aids were greatly appreciated by local teachers and students.
Livestock farming is a significant component of Ethiopia’s agricultural economy. For Abela and his fellow students, these practical experiences have not only enhanced their skills in diagnosing and treating common animal diseases but also helped them become proficient in using essential veterinary tools.
“These skills are crucial for students’ future careers,” said Mulugeta Abebe, the president of Horletha Institute of Technology. Chinese instructors not only provide students with up-to-date practical skills and introduce modern technologies and techniques, but also engage in joint research with local teachers, effectively improving the livelihoods of the community.
Not long ago, Ma Yu-jie and Teacher Guo Jie-ping from the Yiyang Vocational and Technical College in Hunan Province formed an innovation and breakthrough team. They successfully implemented the full-process incubation technology for chicks from equipment calibration, egg procurement, site disinfection to incubation parameter regulation, development monitoring, and chick hatching. Good news came from the incubation base of Holletta Institute of Technology: the hatch rate of chicks reached 82%, setting a new record for the school.
As the foreign aid teaching project was about to conclude, Ma Yu-jie and Guo Jie-ping conducted technical training sessions at the Horleita Polytechnic Institute for more than a dozen of the school’s teachers on egg-laying chicken farming and water tank incubation techniques, providing simple and practical solutions. (Outlook New Era)
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