The Ministry of Education announced four national standards for Luban Workshops
— general construction requirements, implementation rules for the
engineering-practice innovation teaching model, general requirements for
teaching equipment, and operational quality assessment guidelines — on Oct 17,
2026; they take effect Apr 1, 2027. Luban Workshops are overseas
school–enterprise, industry–education integration vocational programs providing
degree education and skills training. There are 38 workshops in 32 countries,
offering 100+ majors, with about 30,000 enrolled degree students and 160,000
cumulative trainees.