FOTIMA Takes Lead in Facilitating Strategic Cooperation Signing Between Sichuan Modern Vocational College and ALT University
Building a Bridge for Talent Exchange Between China and Kazakhstan
On June 12, 2026, the cross-border industry-education integration cooperation system built by FOTIMA GROUP achieved a landmark deliverable: Sichuan Modern Vocational College formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement with ALT University (Kazakhstan University of Logistics and Transport). Rooted in FOTIMA GROUP’s well-established innovative Belt and Road industry-education integration model of the "Three-in-One Framework", this signing breaks resource barriers between domestic vocational institutions, top Central Asian science and engineering universities, and leading industrial platforms, establishing an integrated China-Kazakhstan cooperation platform covering talent cultivation, practical training and R&D, cross-border further education, and trade empowerment.
I. Underlying Platform Layout: FOTIMA Spearheads the Construction of a Cross-Border Industry-Education Collaboration Foundation
Almaty, the core economic, trade, science and education hub of Central Asia, forms a golden logistics corridor connecting Europe and Asia via the western China-Europe Railway Express route, serving as a pivotal springboard for Sichuan-Chongqing enterprises to tap into Central Asian markets. Located in central Almaty, ALT University is Kazakhstan’s flagship science and engineering institution specialising in logistics, international trade and information technology. Its China-Kazakhstan Luban Workshop, already operational on campus, stands as a benchmark carrier for vocational education cooperation between the two countries.
FOTIMA GROUP previously built an intelligent sensing sensor workshop in deep partnership with ALT University and set up standardised digital intelligent training laboratories, delivering integrated hardware support for industrial technology export, hands-on teaching and technological research. Led by Director Lu Yizhen, the Group’s "Three-in-One" industry-education integration system fully incorporates ALT University into its cross-border cooperation network. It also collaborates with Sichuan Modern Vocational College to launch exclusive training bases in Chengdu, China and on-campus training facilities at ALT University in Almaty, enabling two-way exchange of teaching, practical training and further education resources between China and Kazakhstan.
II. Integrated School-Enterprise Implementation: Unlocking Low-Cost Further Education Pathways in Central Asia for Students from Southwest China
Following this three-party collaboration, Sichuan Modern Vocational College has officially become ALT University’s official Chengdu base and exclusive training partner in China, fully undertaking ALT University’s direct admission recruitment channel for Chinese students, with all further education services centrally managed by ALT University China International Office. Leveraging FOTIMA’s platform resources, diverse IELTS-exempt further education pathways are open to students across Southwest China:
- 3-year IELTS-exempt undergraduate programmes
- 1.5-year college-to-bachelor upgrading pathways
- 2-year college-to-master postgraduate programmes
Students can complete professional hands-on training while pursuing overseas academic qualifications through two core training facilities jointly built by the Group — the Luban Workshop and intelligent sensor workshop, obtaining dual credentials: professional skill certifications plus overseas bachelor’s or master’s degrees. This initiative drastically lowers language barriers, financial costs and complicated application procedures for studying in Central Asia, creating a distinctive, highly secure pathway for Central Asian education exclusive to Southwest China.
Lu Yizhen, Director of ALT University China International Office, stated that ALT University fully recognises the maturity of FOTIMA GROUP’s cross-border industry-education integration operation system. The partnership with Sichuan Modern Vocational College will maximise the strengths of IELTS-exempt direct admission, tiered further education and industry training resources. Relying on FOTIMA’s industrial platform, the two sides will streamline talent delivery and set a new benchmark for coordinated China-Kazakhstan vocational education.
Zhou Yuyu, Person-in-Charge of International Exchange at Sichuan Modern Vocational College, remarked that this cooperation marks a core initiative for the college to implement the national strategy of "Vocational Education Going Global". Supported by FOTIMA GROUP’s cross-border industrial and educational resource network, the college will introduce flexible admission mechanisms and competitive majors in cross-border logistics and international trade from top Central Asian universities. It aims to cultivate versatile cross-border skilled talents tailored to Central Asian markets, empowering Chengdu-manufactured goods and services to expand westward along the Silk Road.
III. Industrial Value: Driving Long-Term China-Kazakhstan Economic and Trade Growth Through Industry-Education Integration
As the core industrial vehicle behind this cooperation, FOTIMA GROUP has years of deep engagement in cross-border logistics, intelligent sensing and international trade across Central Asia, with in-depth insight into the rigid demand among enterprises along the China-Europe Railway Express for versatile talents proficient in bilingual communication, cross-border supply chain management and intelligent technologies. The three-party joint platform will form a closed-loop targeted talent cultivation ecosystem:
On one hand, it provides affordable international further education channels for domestic students to cultivate professional talents specialised in Central Asian market operations. On the other hand, drawing on ALT University’s local academic strengths, Luban Workshop training capacity and the Group’s technical resources from intelligent sensing laboratories, the platform exports China’s modern standards for logistics, intelligent manufacturing and cross-border trade, delivering a stable supply of localised professionals for Chinese enterprises investing in Central Asia.
This cooperation marks a major milestone in FOTIMA GROUP’s development. Using this partnership as a bond, the Group will continue to capitalise on its comprehensive advantages covering cross-border industrial channels, overseas university resources and digital training infrastructure. It will persist in supporting high-quality domestic vocational education resources to go global, building a long-term bridge for talent exchange, technical mutual learning and commercial connectivity between China and Kazakhstan. By empowering education through industry and boosting trade via talent development, the Group will write new chapters of pragmatic China-Kazakhstan cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
