Volkswagen Group China founded a lab to study powertrains and donated three of its most advanced engines and gearboxes to a vocational school in Jiangxi province on Dec 9.

Enabling students to catch up with the latest developments in automobile technology, the lab gives a boost to students including those at the Xingguo Vocational Secondary School who before had little chance to practice what they learn in books.

Jiangxi was one of the most important revolutionary bases but many parts remain underdeveloped.