Project ID: 59699

China grants 1.2 billion Ksh to Kenya for upgrade of Confucius Institute at University of Nairobi (linked to #43986)

Commitment amount

$ 15105667.823799316

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 15105667.82

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]

Recipient

Kenya

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2014-01-01

Actual complete

2017-08-28

Geography

Description

In 2014, the Chinese Government granted 1.2 billion Kenyan shilling to Kenya for the construction and upgrade of a Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi. The construction was completed by August 28, 2017. This Confucius Institute was initially funded by China in 2004 (see Project #43986) and was the first in Kenya. The project was implemented by Zhongding International Construction Group. According to a China Daily article from 2015, the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi was recognized for its educational achievement and will receive about 1 billion Kenyan shillings ($10.1 million) to elevate the department.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

University of Nairobi [Miscellaneous Agency Type]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Zhongding International Engineering Co., Ltd. (ZIEC) [State-owned Company]