Chinese Government provides RMB 78.1 million grant for National Center for Science and Technology Education Project (Linked to Project #69620)

In 2011, the Chinese Government agreed to support the National Center for Science and Technology Education Project in Afghanistan. China’s Ministry of Commerce reportedly committed RMB 78.1 million of grant funding for this project. With a total construction area of 7,891 square meters, the project involved the construction of laboratories, conference rooms, lecture halls, libraries and other facilities. The National Center for Science and Technology Education also reportedly doubles as a venue for cultural exchanges. China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation, which is also known as China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began on August 18, 2012, and ended on December 22, 2013, three months before the planned completion date. A project handover ceremony was then held on April 15, 2014.

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This project is also known as the Science and Education Center Complex Project. The Chinese project title is 国家科学教育中心 or 国家科教中心. This project captured the funding agreement for the construction of National Center for Science and Technology Education in Afghanistan. The project is linked to Project ID# 69620, which captured the technical cooperation between China and Afghanistan.

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