Project ID: 52186

Chinese Government provides scholarships to 34 students from Botswana

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Education [Government Agency]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-01-01

Actual start

2016-08-01

Description

In 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Education provided 34 students from Botswana scholarships to study abroad in China, while it has been reported that 30 more students will benefit from more scholarships provided by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. An official departing ceremony for the 34 students was held in August 2016, with the Botswana Assistant Minister of Education and Skills development Moiseraela Goya, Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Zheng Zhuqiang, and the Botswana Secretary in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mogomotsi Kaboyamodimo, wishing the students farewell and elaborating on the educational relationship between Botswana and China. The 34 scholarships from the Chinese Ministry of Education have already been provided, however the status of the 30 from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce is unknown, as well as the duration and cost of the scholarships.

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Botswana [Government Agency]