ZTE funds construction of Equatorial Guinea’s first communications training institute in Oyala
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
ZTE Corporation [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Equatorial Guinea
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In 2013, at the request of the government of Equatorial Guinea, ZTE Corporation and Xidian University began an educational cooperation project with the country, including providing an overall construction plan for ITC training schools for Equatorial Guinea and establishing a communication training school. On August 2, 2015, the Chinese Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation (ZTE) completed the construction of Oyala Communications Training Institute in Equatorial Guinea. This Oyala institute is the first communications institute to be both funded and constructed by ZTE. It serves to provide comprehensive training for the Equatorial Guineans alongside cutting edge media technologies imported from China, and in turn promoting the development of ICT-based smart education. The completion ceremony was attended by Mr. Gao Linfeng, ZTE's National Representative in Equatorial Guinea; as well as the Equatorial Guinea Minister of Transportation Technology Post and Telecommunications, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure The Minister of Trade and Enterprise Promotion, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, the Minister of Agriculture and Forests, the Minister of Public Functions and Administration Reform, the President of the Constitutional Court
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
10
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Equatorial Guinea [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
ZTE Corporation [State-owned Company]
Xidian University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]