Wuhan University students, including three from Africa, are trained at an expressway construction project. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Altini Natacha Goumbri from Burkina Faso, a student at Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei province, had an unforgettable birthday this year.
Over 30 staff members of an expressway construction project in which Goumbri is getting a month of training celebrated her 23rd birthday with her on Wednesday, moving her to tears.
Three African students are trained at an expressway construction project in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Goumbri is a junior student majoring in engineering management at the university's School of Civil Engineering. Another two students from Africa are being trained during the expressway project, doing jobs such as quality inspection and keeping daily records.
Dressed in red safety helmets and reflective vests, they leave for the project site at 8 am every day. Measuring the space between concrete bars and getting familiar with modern construction tools and scaffolds, the overseas students work hard.
Altini Natacha Goumbri (left), an African student at Wuhan University, takes measurements under the guidance of a Chinese engineer. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
"By practicing on the site, I have come to understand some words that I didn't understand at class," said Ouedraogo Franck Aristide K from Burkina Faso.
Special training plans for the students have been made and experienced engineers have been appointed to tutor them, said Wu Huizhong, technology chief of the project.
Working as a construction engineer has long been Goumbri's dream.
"I will use what I learn in China to build my country after graduation in a year. And I will try my best to promote the friendship between China and Africa," she said.
Three African students from Wuhan University are trained during an expressway project in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Three African students from Wuhan University are trained during an expressway project in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Three African students from Wuhan University are trained during an expressway project in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Altini Natacha Goumbri (left), an African student at Wuhan University, celebrates her birthday. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Altini Natacha Goumbri (left), an African student at Wuhan University, celebrates her birthday. [Photo by Yang Aiguo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
