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1st Confucius Institute opened in Djibouti

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•DjiboutiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DjiboutiSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 7, 2022
End (actual)
Mar 23, 2023

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The institute was established at the industrial and commercial high school of Djibouti. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/353240916

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

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters
  • Sichuan Normal University

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Djibouti

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Djiboutian Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training
  • Sichuan University

Loan description

1st Confucius Institute opened in Djibouti

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 7, 2022, the Chinese ambassador to Djibouti attended the signing ceremony of the agreement with the host institution to open a Confucius Institute in Djibouti. The institute opened on April 6, 2023 at the industrial and commercial high school of Djibouti. The institute, in cooperation with other local high schools, has more than 600 students, 18 classes and seven teaching points. Its students mainly come from high schools in the country's capital. This is the first Djibouti Confucius Institute and it was jointly established by the Chinese Sichuan Normal University and the Djibouti National Education and Vocational Training Department.