Overview

Chinese company CRBC sponsors 30 Pakistani students for a Master's program at Southeast University, China

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 1, 2017

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Pakistan

Loan description

Chinese company CRBC sponsors 30 Pakistani students for a Master's program at Southeast University, China

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In October 2017, Pakistan's HEC scholarship organization and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for CRBC to sponsor 30 Pakistani students for a Masters' program in Transportation Engineering at Southeast University in China for two consecutive years. The scholarship is fully funded meaning for all awardees tuition, accommodation, return airfare and living stipend are all covered. The value of each scholarship is unknown. According to Chinese state media outlets, officials from CRBC say that the first batch of 10 students started their study in 2017, and 19 others started in 2018.