Overview

China offers 48 scholarships for Kenyan students to study in China

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2013

Start (actual): Sep 2, 2014

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

Loan desecription

China offers 48 scholarships for Kenyan students to study in China

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Since 1982, the government of China has offered dozens of scholarships to Kenya students to enable them to pursue courses like engineering, medicine and information technology. 48 students departed to study various disciplines at Chinese universities on September 2nd, 2014. The Chinese ambassador to Kenya, Liu Xianfa, presided over a farewell ceremony before the student's' departure. Currently, there are 200 Kenyan students studying in Chinese universities through government funded scholarships (中国政府奖学金).