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Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awards JMD 1.6 million in Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship to 8 UTech students in 2023

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$10,418
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 19, 2023
Start (actual)
Oct 19, 2023
End (actual)
Oct 19, 2023

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The project involved the awarding of JMD 1.6 million in Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarships to 8 UTech students, at the Papine Campus. The campus is located at 237 Old Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/299256337.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of Technology, Jamaica

Loan description

Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awards JMD 1.6 million in Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship to 8 UTech students in 2023

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On October 19, 2023, 8 University of Technology (UTech) Jamaican students were presented with the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang. According to the University of Technology, the scholarships were funded by the Chinese Embassy in Jamaica and valued at $1.6 million JMD. The presentation ceremony took place at UTech's Papine Campus. The scholarship recipients were each awarded $200,000 towards their at UTech tuition and related expenses for the 2023/2024 academic year. Since 2018, the Embassy in Jamaica has cooperated with the UWI Mona Branch in the "Chinese Ambassador Scholarship" project.