Jakarta, Jan. 22 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has launched a vocational education partnership with China aimed at training 10,000 skilled workers and strengthening global competitiveness through student exchanges and industry-linked programs.

"This memorandum of understanding is a strategic opportunity for vocational higher education, and we expect it to be implemented in concrete ways that deliver real benefits to society," Director for Learning and Student Affairs Beny Bandanadjaja said in a statement here on Thursday.

The cooperation links the Indonesian Vocational Higher Education Forum (FPTVI) with the Guangdong Education Association for International Exchange, opening pathways for joint trai...