China Funded 90 Liberian Students and Trainees to Study in China for the 2016-2017 Academic Year

August 16, 2016, more than 70 Liberians from various professional backgrounds were set to leave for the People’s Republic of China at the end of August 2016. 11 of them are going to do masters in various disciplines, 28 for military and security training programs and the others for other professional fields. In addition to the Chinese government’s bilateral scholarships, more than 20 Liberians are expected to benefit from the Confucius Institute scholarship program. Since the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two sides in 2003, China has provided more than 300 government scholarships to Liberians in undergraduate, master and doctorate degrees and trained over for 2,400 in other professional fields. The transaction amount is unknown, and the specific funding organization is unknown.

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