The Shanghai Information Technology College, a key secondary vocational school in China, has sent a team of two students under 18 to compete in the autonomous mobile robotics event. Included in the WorldSkills Competition, the event focuses on designing, building and maintaining robots to solve problems in industries. The team of two Chinese competitors managed to claim the gold medal in this category at WorldSkills Lyon 2024.

"I think vocational education is necessary, as it offers diverse options and possibilities for students with various talents and helps such students find the career path best suitable for them. And such competitions, as I have seen, gave the competitors much confidence and improvement. The participants usually tend to harvest more knowledge, become more skilled and better at communication and teamwork after the competition," said Ge Rui, dean of the college.