Project ID: 1457

China establishes language centers in Ethiopia Universities

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Ethiopia

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2011-01-01

Description

On November 8, 2011, The Addis Ababa Confucius Institute (AACI) signed agreement with the Addis Ababa and Hawassa Universities to establish Chinese Language Learning Centers in three universities in Ethiopia. The signing ceremony has taken place on the premises of the AACI in the presence of members of the visiting Chinese High Level Delegation to Ethiopia from Tianjin Municipal Government, which is led by Xing Yuanmin, the chairperson of Tianjin Municipal Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and also officials from the Ethiopian side. The inauguration ceremony of the Confucius Institute, a Chinese institute for promoting Chinese language, took place on December 29, 2014. As for the one at Hawassa University, no source is found regarding the opening ceremony. However, the official facebook account announced that "The Confucius Classroom at Hawassa University successfully held the 20th Chinese Bridge for College Students Hawassa University Division Finals" on June 11, 2021.

Additional details

It appears no funding was exchanged between the universities, the Institute, or the government in this partnership.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

5

Download the dataset

Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Hawassa University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]

Addis Ababa University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]

Addis Ababa Confucius Institute (AACI) [Intergovernmental Organization]