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Overview

Chinese government grants scholarships to 30 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Sep 2, 2014

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy
  • Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (Sierra Leone)

Loan description

Chinese government grants scholarships to 30 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2014, the Chinese government granted scholarships to 30 Sierra Leonean students for them to study in China. On September 2, 2014, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education held a farewell reception for these student who were awarded Chinese government scholarships. The responsible ministers, Samura Kamara, Dr. Minkailu Bah, were present at the reception. Due to the suspension of all flights to Sierra Leone, the Chinese government booked a flight that travelled to China from Conakry, Guinea. To facilitate their trips, the Chinese embassy chartered a bus to send them to Conakry International Airport on September 3. The students arrived in Beijing on September 5, and they will major in such subjects as agriculture, medicine, economics, engineering, computer science, etc. in different Chinese universities.