Overview

China provides training for Engineering Faculty Members from the University of Namibia

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NamibiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2006

Start (actual): Oct 1, 2006

End (actual): Nov 21, 2006

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Namibia

Loan desecription

China provides training for Engineering Faculty Members from the University of Namibia

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2006, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia (Unam), Professor Lazarus Hangula, and a delegation from Unam returned from China after a month-long series of seminars on higher education. The trip, made possible by the Chinese government, was also aimed at drumming up financial and academic support for the establishment of an engineering faculty at a cost of more than N$650 million. The seminars gave him and the 17 other representatives from other African higher education institutions a thorough insight into higher education in the People's Republic of China. The intended new faculty will be able to train at least 40 students per year to help augment the present 500 professional engineers in the country.