上海东海职业技术学院创建于1993年，是最早由国家教育部批准颁发国家学历文凭资格的全日制民办高校之一，上海市市级特色高职院校、上海市示范性民办高校、“全国民办高等教育优秀院校”，入选中国民办教育百强、中国职业教育百强。学校重视加强与国际高水平院校的沟通交流，根据市场需求和学生意向引进高水平国际交流项目，开阔学生国际化视野，增强学生综合竞争力，促进学校国际化办学。学校累计国（境）外合作伙伴达50余个，遍布德国、日本、韩国、英国、芬兰、加拿大、马来西亚、埃及、南非、西班牙、美国、澳大利亚、新西兰、新加坡、菲律宾等国和我国香港、台湾等地区。
为切实体现学校优势和上海特色，东海学院大胆尝试、主动作为，实施打造“东海工坊”，以平等合作、重能强技、产教融合、因地制宜为建设原则，以制订完善国际化专业教学标准为基本依据，以师资培训先行及教材教学资源为必要保障，在境外合作高校创建实施技能教育和技术培训的实体化合作机构，为合作国培养熟悉中国技术、了解中国工艺、认知中国产品的本土化技术技能人才，促进合作国青年高质量就业和经济社会健康发展。
首批“东海工坊”为中华餐饮（海派面点）项目，由东海学院携手上海市技师协会共同举办，国家级烹饪大师担纲讲授餐饮专业课程及操作、东海学院优秀教师讲授管理营销类专业课程，通过线上或线下教育形式为所在国培训一流复合型中华面点专业厨师。学员学成后将获得上海东海学院、上海市技师协会相关证书，可担任本国高校酒店管理、餐饮食品等专业师资，或自主创业、在本国一展身手，完美展示中华餐饮的文化魅力，成为本国相关行业深受欢迎的专业人才。与此同时，“东海工坊”将基于当地经济产业发展的人才需求，提供更多各类专业培训项目，输出我国优质职业教育资源和教学模式，培养既具备国际视野、通晓国际规则，又具有创造性思维、实践和创新能力的本土化技术技能人才。
Introduction to “Donghai Workshop”
Founded in 1993, Shanghai Donghai College is one of China’s earliest full-time private colleges approved by the Ministry of Education to confer national academic diplomas. It is a Shanghai Municipal Model Higher Vocational College with Distinctive Features, a Municipal Demonstrative Private College, an Excellent Private Higher Education Institution in China, and ranks among China’s Top 100 Private and Vocational Education Institutions. SDC prioritizes communication and exchange with world-class overseas institutions, introducing high-level international programs tailored to the market demand and students’ aspirations, broadening their global horizons, enhancing their comprehensive competitiveness, and promoting SDC’s internationalization drive. To date, SDC has established partnerships with over 50 institutions across countries including Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the UK, Finland, Canada, Malaysia, Egypt, South Africa, Spain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines, as well as China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan regions.
To leverage its strengths and Shanghai’s characteristics, SDC has boldly pioneered “Donghai Workshop” initiative. Guided by principles of equitable collaboration, skill-focused training, industry-education integration, and localized adaptation, the program is underpinned by refined internationalized teaching standards, with faculty training and tailored teaching resources as key supports. By setting up physical technical training platforms at overseas partner institutions, the Workshop cultivates local talents proficient in Chinese technologies, craftsmanship and products, boosting youth employment and socioeconomic development in partner countries.
The inaugural Donghai Workshop focuses on Chinese Culinary Arts (Shanghai-style Pastry), co-organized with the Shanghai Technician Association. National culinary masters deliver hands-on cooking training, while SDC’s faculty teach management and marketing courses. Through hybrid online and offline instruction, the Workshop trains first-rate versatile Chinese pastry chefs. Graduates receive joint certificates from SDC and the Association, qualifying them to teach hospitality or culinary programs at local universities, or launch their own businesses. They showcase the charm of Chinese cuisine and become sought-after professionals in their home countries. Going forward, Donghai Workshop will expand programs to meet local industrial talent needs, export China’s high-quality vocational education resources and models, and nurture localized technical talents with global vision, international rule literacy, creative thinking, and practical innovation capabilities.
