Zhang Huibo, principal of Ningbo Polytechnic, is excited at the prospect of greater collaboration among technical institutions. LUCIE MORANGI / CHINA DAILY

A new international alliance of technical and vocational institutions is in the pipeline to back the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Belt and Road International Vocational Education Collaboration Alliance is a platform for technical and vocational education and training institutions to deepen cooperation toward harmonization and internationalization of the tertiary training sector.

This means developing skills and knowledge to engage and perform in a globalized and intercultural landscape.

Zhang Huibo, principal of Ningbo Polytechnic, is excited at the prospect of greater collaboration among technical institutions.

He says the alliance, which will be officially launched in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on June 10, will internationalize practical education and meet the growing demand for relevance in the knowledge economy, fueled by cross-border mobility of students. It will hasten integration as the Belt and Road Initiative takes shape.