1.Project Background
Hunan Vocational Institute of Safety Technology (Changsha Coal Mine Safety Technology Training Center, hereinafter referred to as “the Institute”) is located in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city and the capital of Hunan Province.
To the east of the institute is the National Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone; to the south are Hunan Broadcasting System and Changsha Window of the World; to the west lie the scenic Yuelu Mountain and the beautiful Xiangjiang River.Situated on Wanjiali North Road, the main transportation artery of Changsha, and the northern section of Changsha Metro Line 5, the institute is part of the core area of Changsha “Vocational Education City”.
Founded in 1984 as Changsha Coal Mine Safety Technology Training Center, the institute was co-established by the Chinese government and the International Labour Organization of the United Nations. It is one of the two training centers directly under the State Administration of Work Safety, as well as a national first-class safety production training institution and a national first-class coal mine safety training institution.
In 2000, Hunan Vocational Institute of Science and Technology was established on the basis of Changsha Coal Mine Safety Technology Training Center.In 2005, to meet the urgent demand for safety production professionals in national economic and social development, and upon the recommendation of the State Administration of Work Safety to the People’s Government of Hunan Province, Hunan Vocational Institute of Safety Technology was founded on the same basis.
In 2006, the People’s Government of Hunan Province and the State Administration of Work Safety signed a provincial-ministry co-construction agreement, establishing an operation model of “one institution, two brands, two systems, integrated management”. The institute is administered by the Hunan Provincial Department of Emergency Management and the Hunan Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, representing the provincial government and the Ministry of Emergency Management respectively.It has become the first full-time public higher vocational college named “Safety” in China.
The institute covers an area of 403.4 mu, with a building area of 132,422 square meters and fixed assets of 346 million yuan.The library holds 315,500 paper books, 11,312 GB of e-books, 666 Chinese professional paper journals and 33 foreign paper journals.
The institute currently has 425 faculty members, including 107 teachers with associate senior professional titles or above and 201 “double-quality” teachers.Among the staff:
● 3 members of the National Vocational College Teaching Steering Committee
● 20 certified safety engineers and national first-class safety assessors
● 1 provincial-level professional teaching team
● 2 provincial-level academic leaders
● 30 provincial-level young core teachers and visiting scholars at all levels
