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China Grants 1500 Scholarships for Afghan Students (linked to Record ID#s #53999 and #54039)

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•AfghanistanSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 3, 2015

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Loan description

China Grants 1500 Scholarships for Afghan Students (linked to Record ID#s #53999 and #54039)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 3, 2015, China pledged to grant 1500 scholarships to Afghan students in 2016. Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao signed the education cooperation agreement with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during his visit in Afghanistan. According to Li, the scholarships will provide Afghan students with training in health service and education in China, and will facilitate the "people to people exchange" between the two countries. Amount of the scholarships and status of this project remain unclear. This project is linked to two other technical agreements that were also signed on November 3, 2015: a 500 million Yuan grant for the construction of 10,000 apartments for civil servants in Kabul (#53999) and aid to help Afghanistan with Taliban peace talks (#54039). In Oct 1, 2016, it was reported that 150 scholarships had been granted. As of Feb 21, 2019, the completion status is unclear.