Edinburgh College has signed a new partnership agreement with the UK-China education company UCEC, aimed at jointly developing specialist early years courses and materials for the Chinese vocational education sector.
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“The variety of contenders for awards this evening alone is testament to the broad range of sectors in which Scottish businesses now engage with China, from engineering to education to high-end retail,” Sir Sherard said.
“Highlighting areas where Scotland, and the broader UK, can co-operate to mutual advantage is becoming ever more important,” he added.
The performance of Scottish exporters in maintaining high levels of sales to China last year, despite the pandemic, was typified by Ireland Alloys, named as Exporter of the Year. The company, which specialises in recycling and selling superalloy scrap, achieved £1.3 million worth of exports last year, in part thanks to its careful research into the Chinese market.