Overview

Chinese government provides Mei Gengnian Scholarships to 48 medical students of Jimma University.

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•EthiopiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EthiopiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

End (actual): Apr 5, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided a scholarship that benefits the students at Jimma University in Jimma, Ethiopia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/405674279

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

Jimma University

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Loan desecription

Chinese government provides Mei Gengnian Scholarships to 48 medical students of Jimma University.

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 5, 2018, an award ceremony for the first batch of winners of the "Mei Gengnian Scholarship" was held. The award ceremony was held in tandem with a road dedication ceremony for Mei Gengnian In attendance at the award ceremony were representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, including Ambassador Tan Jian. The Mei Gengnian Scholarship was established for students at the University of Jimma and is named after a famous Chinese doctor who was part of the first Chinese medical team sent to Ethiopia. In total 48 students were awarded the scholarship.