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Overview

Chinese Government awards 30 scholarships to Gambian students

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 25, 2017
Start (actual)
Aug 25, 2017
End (actual)
Aug 25, 2017

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Gambia

Loan desecription

Chinese Government awards 30 scholarships to Gambian students

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 25, 2017, the Chinese Embassy in the Gambia hosted a reception for the 30 Gambian students who received Chinese government scholarships. During this reception, Chinese Ambassador to the Gambia Zhang Jiming congratulated the 30 Gambian students who received these scholarships. Fourteen of the students received scholarships for undergraduate degrees, while the other 16 students received scholarships for masters programs. The areas of education include engineering, tourism and hotel management, medicine, finance, education, public management/diplomacy, and agriculture (Chinese Embassy in Gambia). The scholarship's aid from China to the Gambia is planned to be yearly. The amount of and source of funding of these scholarships is unclear. This project is completed.