Overview

China provides Nigerian students with scholarships for technical studies

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•NigeriaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 10, 2013

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)

Cofinancing agencies

State-owned companies

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)

Loan desecription

China provides Nigerian students with scholarships for technical studies

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

The Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation announced on July 10, 2013 that it would be offering scholarships to Nigerian students to study technical courses in China. Yuan Li, president of CCECC, said the scholarships would be mainly for students studying railway engineering at the Chinese Railway University. The number of scholarships and financial values of scholarships was not announced. The announcement came during the same time that the CCECC announced they would be investing 1 billion USD into the Nigerian economy (Record ID#31004).