Foreign Aid Training Program vehemently advocated by Chinese leaders and sponsored by China’s Ministry of Commerce, began in August of 1998 and have got much recognition and great support from both Chinese and foreign governments, which makes them bridges of friendship and cooperation between China and developing countries.
ICM was authorized to be involved in Foreign Aid Training Program in 2006, and until now it has provided training courses for about 111 engineers from 30 countries, including training courses, on-the-job training and on-site visit in best practice organization in related sector, such as National key lab in CBMA, waste co-processing technology with cement kiln of Beijing Cement Plant Co., Ltd., co-generation technology with waste heat of Beijing Liulihe Cement Plant and 10,000t/d cement line of China United Cement Corporation etc. The training workshop covers Cement Cleaner Production, Concrete Sustainable Development, New Building Materials, Building Regulations & Management and Land Resources etc.
List
- ‘Seminar on Cement Cleaner Production for Developing Countries’ held
during June 4-June 23, 2008 in Beijing, China
- ‘Seminar on Building Regulations & Management and Land Resources
Planning & Management for Cambodia’ held during March 25-April 8, 2008
in Beijing, China
- ‘Training Course on Cement Cleaner Production’ held during May 10-June
8, 2007 in Beijing, China
- ‘Seminar On Green Building & Energy Efficiency’ held during November
10-November 25, 2006 in Beijing, China
►‘Seminar on Cement Cleaner Production for Developing Countries’ held during June 4-June 23, 2008 in Beijing, China
Introduction
The seminar on cement cleaner production for developing countries, organized by the Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China, sponsored by ICM.
Altogether 29 representatives from 14 countries attended the conference, coming from various government ministries and local departments (see the following table) in cement and environmental protection sector.
| No. |
Participating Organization |
| 1 | Ministry of Family, Youth, Sports and the Environment, Barbados |
| 2 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce(M/C/DGI), Benin |
| 3 | Ministry of Industry, Cote d'Ivoire |
| 4 | Mugular, Ethiopia |
| 5 | Fiji Industries Ltd., Fiji |
| 6 | National Center for Construction, Urban development &Public Utilities, Mongolia |
| 7 | Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, Mongolia |
| 8 | Department of Standardization and Technical Regulation, Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology, Mongolia |
| 9 | Ministry of Industry(1)，Myanma Ceramic Industries |
| 10 | Ministry of Industry(1)，Thayet Cement Factory, Myanma Ceramic Industries |
| 11 | Ministry of Industry(1), Kyaukse Cement Factory(1), Myanma Ceramic Industries |
| 12 | Ministry of Industry(1)，Kyangin Cement Factory, Myanma Ceramic Industries |
| 13 | Hasly Consult Int.LTD., Nigeria |
| 14 | Ministry of works and transport, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| 15 | Ministry of National Economy, Palestine |
| 16 | Atbara cement company, Sudan |
| 17 | Strategic and Projects Committee, National Fund for Promotion of Medical Services; Shawahig cement factory, Sudan |
| 18 | National Directorate of Environment Services, Timor Leste |
| 19 | Secretart State For Environment, Timor Leste |
| 20 | Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda |
| 21 | Industrial Sagety Techniques and Environment Agency-Ministry of Industry & Trade, Vietnam |
| 22 | Vietnam Institute for Building Materials -Ministry of Construction, Vietnam |
| 23 | Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company, Zimbabwe |
| 24 | Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Zimbabwe |
Outcome
Cement
industry consumes a large amount of resources and energy and causes much
pollution, China cement industry has expedited the pace of structural
adjustment and industrial upgrade, and carried out a lot of R&D and
practices on cement cleaner production. Now these vast experiences have
been accumulated to help other countries, together to promote the global
sustainable development via suck seminars.
This seminar was aiming to proving an opportunity to share cement cleaner production technology and it did greatly promote the sustainable development, and provide a platform for international cooperation in cement sector.
►‘Seminar on Building Regulations & Management and Land Resources Planning & Management for Cambodia’ held during March 25-April 8, 2008 in Beijing, China
Introduction
In June of 2007, both governments signed Agreement on further cooperation. According to the agreement, this seminar is sponsored by Chinese government upon the request of Cambodian government.
This seminar was attended by 20 Cambodian officials from Cambodian organizations (see the following table), they exchanged and shared the experiences together with Chinese government officials and experts through lectures, technical discussion and site visit.
| No. |
Participating Organization |
| 1 | General Department of Construction |
| 2 | General Department of Land management Urban Planning |
| 3 | Department of Design |
| 4 | Department of Research Technical of Construction |
| 5 | Department of Construction |
| 6 | Department of Land management |
| 7 | Department of Research Technical of Construction |
| 8 | Department of Land management Urban Planning Construction And Cadastre of Phnom Penh City |
| 9 | Department of Urban＆Planning |
| 10 | Department of Land management Urban Planning Construction And Cadastre Siem Peap Province |
| 11 | Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning And Construction |
| 12 | Department of Land management Urban Planning Construction And Cadastre of Sihannouk Vill |
Outcome
This seminar
strengthened the great friendship between China and Cambodia. Through
this seminar, Cambodian officials not only shared technical experiences
with Chinese experts, knew better about the Chinese culture, but also
experienced the friendship between the two countries.
►‘Training Course on Cement Cleaner Production’ held during May 10-June 8, 2007 in Beijing, China
Introduction
33 participants
from 21 developing countries, coming from key organizations (see the
following table) take part in this course. This training course included
Technical lecture by Chinese experts, practice in lab and workshop with
Chinese cement factories.
| No. |
Participating Organization |
| 1 | Chamber of Commerce And Industry, Tirana, Albania |
| 2 | Ministry of Infrastructures, Transports And Sea, Cape Verde |
| 3 | Ministry of Mines, Energy And Hydraulics, Central Africa |
| 4 | Academy of Science, D.P.R. Korea, Chemical & Light Industry Bureau, D.P.R. Korea |
| 5 | Academy of Science, D.P.R. Korea, Institute of Silicate Technology, D.P.R. Korea |
| 6 | Cemex Egypt, Assiut Cement Co., Egypt |
| 7 | Mugher Cement Enterprise, Ethiopia |
| 8 | Ministry of Industry, Bogor Analytical Chemistry College (School) Indonesia, Indonesia |
| 9 | East African Portland Gement Co., Ltd., Kenya |
| 10 | Vang Vieng Cement Plant No.2, Laos |
| 11 | Ministry Of Industry And Commerce, Laos |
| 12 | Ahlia Cement Company, El. Mergheb Cement Factory, Libya |
| 13 | Gd. Granit Joint Stock Co., Skoje, Macedonia |
| 14 | Civil Engineering Institute, Macedonia, Skopje |
| 15 | Erel Cement Company, Mongolia |
| 16 | National Center for Construction Urban Development and Public Utilities, Mongolia |
| 17 | Ministry De L' Equipment and Transport, Morocco |
| 18 | Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila Pakistan |
| 19 | Mines and Mineral Department Govt.of Punjab(Province), Pakistan |
| 20 | Qatar National Cement Company, Qatar |
| 21 | Ministry of Building /Pcrpe, Senegal |
| 22 | Ministry of Works, Housing & Technical Maintenance, Sierra Leone |
| 23 | Tansania Bureau of Standards, Tanzania |
| 24 | Institute for Building Materials, Vietnam |
| 25 | Consultation Center on Construction and Building Materials, Institute for Building Materials, Vietnam |
| 26 | Ministry of Commence and Industry, Zambia |
| 27 | Ministry of Local Gvt Public Works and Urban Development, Zimbabwe |
| 28 | Mlgpw and Ud, Public Works Department (Head Office), Zimbabwe |
Outcome
Cement
cleaner production is of important for energy-efficiency and CO2
emission reduction, and this kind of training program will effectively
promote such process.
Besides, through this training course, many cooperation relationships have been successfully built between participants and Chinese enterprises. Six projects has been signed after this seminar.
►‘Seminar on Green Building & Energy Efficiency’ held during November 10-November 25, 2006 in Beijing, China
Introduction
This seminar organized by Chinese Ministry of Commerce, sponsored by ICM are very important method to promote the South-to South cooperation. It is an effective and fruitful practice of Chinese policy to collectively develop with other developing countries.
29 participants from 23 developing countries attend in this seminar through technical lecture, on-the job training and on-site visit.
| No. |
Participating Organization |
| 1 | Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana |
| 2 | Ministry of Works, transport and Infrastructure, Samoa |
| 3 | Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanity, Peru |
| 4 | Ministry of Construction, Institute for Architectural Research, Vietnam |
| 5 | Natural Gas Dept., Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, Jordan |
| 6 | Ministry of Urban Development, Republic of Armenia, Armenia |
| 7 | Ministry of Works and Supply, Zambia |
| 8 | Ministry of Economy and Trade, Tajikistan |
| 9 | Bureau National d' Etudes Techniques et de Development, Cote d'ivoire |
| 10 | Omrania & Associates, Jerusalem, Palestine |
| 11 | Faculty of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Belgrade, Serbia |
| 12 | Ministry of Housing, Kenya |
| 13 | Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda |
| 14 | Works & Urban Development, Ethiopia |
| 15 | Dept. of Architecture, Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Science & Technology, Ghana |
| 16 | Centre De La Construction Et Du Logement, Togo |
| 17 | Centre De La Construction Et Du Logement A Cacavelli, Togo |
| 18 | Socotra Archipelago Construction & Development Programme, Ministry of Water & Environment, Yemen |
| 19 | Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of Water & Environment, Yemen |
| 20 | Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development, Zimbabwe |
| 21 | School of Architecture of the Univ. Ministry of Housing, Regional Planning and Environment, Uruguay |
| 22 | Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, Mongolia |
| 23 | Construction & Architecture Corporation Design art College, Mongolia |
| 24 | Directorate General of Transportation Equipment & ICT Industry, Ministry of Industry, Indonesia |
| 25 | Ministry of Public Works, Lyberia |
| 26 | Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development, Egypt |
Outcome
16 Chinese experts from Government Ministry, institute, university and other related organizations has been invited to give presentation during this seminar. Group discussion and on-site visit were verified to be efficient way for such seminar.
This is the first foreign training program implemented by ICM, and this seminar has been thought as a gate to strengthen the understanding between China and other overseas countries in green building and energy efficiency field. Moreover, officials experienced Chinese history and culture, and the friendly people.
International Technical Training
-
‘Training Course on High Performance Concrete for Vietnam’ during August
10-22 in 2003 in Beijing, China
The training course was attended by 3 engineers from Vietnam for the
lectures of materials performance durability evaluation. On-site training in
National key laboratory for concrete testing was available for participants.
- ‘Training Course on Cement Manufacturing Technology’
on November, 2004 in Beijing, China
3 engineers from Thailand attended training course on cement manufacturing
technology, especially special cement. This training also provided on-site
training in cement plant for engineers.
- ‘The 1st Training Course on Cement & Low Cost
Housing Technology’ on May 2006 in Beijing, China
15 engineers from Iran attended 1st training course on cement & low cost
housing technology, and on-site training in plant was arranged to strengthen
the understanding of theories from training course.
- ‘The 2nd Training Course On Cement & Low Cost
Housing Technology’ on September, 2006 in Beijing, China
11 Iranian delegates attended 2nd training course on cement & low cost
housing technology, and the on-site training was included.
- ‘Training Course on Nano-Coating Technology’ during
December 8 and December 20, 2006 in Beijing, China
3 delegates from Vietnam attended training course on nano-coating technology
during 8 December and 20 December, 2006, and the on-site training was
included.
- ‘‘Opening Ceremony of ‘APP Center of Excellence (CoE)’ , APP-CTF & the 1st Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) Protocol Training Workshop’ during January 21～23, 2008 in Beijing, China