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China grants scholarships to two students from Brunei

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•Brunei DarussalamDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Brunei DarussalamSector•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)
Aug 26, 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

  • China Scholarship Council

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Brunei

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Brunei

Loan description

China grants scholarships to two students from Brunei

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 26 August 2006, the diplomat from the Embassy of The People's Republic of China saw off two Brunei students at the airport, who have been awarded the full scholarship by the Chinese Government. The two students are from Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan (MSPSBS), namely Pang Yi Jun and Pang Chia Cyn, and are the first batch awarded students. Pang Yi Jun will major in Finance at Shanghai University of Finance & Economics and Pang Chia Cyn will major in pharmacy at China Pharmacy University. According to the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education between the Ministry of Eudcation of China and the Ministry of Education of Brunei Darussalam signed in 2004, the Ministry of Education of China will provide two Bruneian students with full scholarships in China. Bruneian citizens can apply for a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree or further study of mandarin language and other professional/advanced courses.