Chinese Government provides $16 million grant — via ETCA — for Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze Campus Expansion Project (Linked to Project ID#37470)

On January 31, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Rwanda signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed RMB 200 million ($32 million) for the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze Campus Expansion Project (captured via Project ID#56917) and the Borehole Drilling Project (captured via Project ID#56953). Approximately $16 million of the grant funding from the ETCA was earmarked for the IPRC Musanze Campus Expansion Project. The purpose of this project was to expand the Musanze Campus of the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC), which is located in Barizo village, Muko Sector, Musanze District. It involved the construction of a multi-functional hall, an administration office building, a comprehensive classroom building, students' dormitories, training workshops, an outdoor training shed, auxiliary functional rooms, and a parking lot. Upon completion, IPRC Musanze will have a capacity to enroll more than 4,000 students. China Qiyuan Engineering Cooperation was responsible for construction. Project implementation commenced on June 1, 2019 and ended on August 31, 2021. A formal project handover ceremony took place on November 24, 2021.

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1. This project is also known as the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Musanze Campus Extension Project, Phase 2 of the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Project, and the Vocational Education College Extension Project. The Chinese project title is 金职院穆桑泽海外分校2期扩建工程 or 穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建工程 or 卢旺达北方省穆桑泽综合技术学校扩建项目. The French project title is Le projet d'extension du campus de l'Institut du Centre régional polytechnique (IPRC) de Musanze. 2. One source suggests that the grant commitment for this project is RMB 76.72 million. This issue warrants further investigation. 3. The Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Musanze (IPRC) Construction Project — also known as Phase 1 of the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Project — was financed by the Chinese government in 2012 (as captured via Project ID#37470).

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