Overview

Chinese government grants scholarships to 28 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2007

Start (actual): Aug 31, 2007

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 28 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 31, 2007, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone held a farewell ceremony for 28 students who received scholarship from the Chinese government that year to further their study in China. According to the embassy news, the students were awarded full scholarships in around 20 majors, such as medicine, agriculture and civil engineering, for doctorate programs ranging from 2 to 5 years. The students were sent off by officials from the Chinese Embassy and Sierra Leonese Ministry of Education.