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Chinese Government provides RMB 180 million grant for National Vocational and Technical College Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,834,543
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•AfghanistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AfghanistanSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Apr 12, 2017
End (actual)
Mar 10, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of a complex for the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute in the city of Kabul. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/926056842

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 Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Afghanistan

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy
  • Government of Afghanistan

State-owned companies

  • China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (CRCC14)
  • SIPPR Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (SIPPR)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 180 million grant for National Vocational and Technical College Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Afghanistan signed an MOU related to the National Vocational and Technical College Project. The MoU was signed by the Afghan Education Minister and the Economic Attaché for the Embassy of China in Kabul. The Bureau for International Economic Cooperation within China’s Ministry of Commerce committed RMB 180 million of grant funding for this project. The project involved the construction a new general building, the construction of an academic building with 65 classrooms, a dormitory, and a gymnasium; and the upgrading of an existing automobile repair laboratory. It has reportedly provided employment to 300 local residents. Upon completion, it was designed to serve up to 1,720 students. The National Vocational and Technical College was designed by SIPPR Engineering Group Co., Ltd (中国机械工业第六设计研究院有限公司) and constructed by China Railway 14th Construction Bureau Co Ltd. (中铁十四局). Construction began on April 12, 2017, and the project was completed in January 11, 2019. It successfully passed completion acceptance on March 10, 2019. The Chinese project title is 阿富汗职业技术学院项目.