Project ID: 63227

China grants scholarships to 70 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-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

2017-01-01

Actual start

2017-08-22

Actual complete

2017-08-22

Description

In 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce provided 70 scholarships to Sierra Leone. On August 22, 2017, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone held a farewell ceremony for the students who received the scholarships. The Economic and Commercial Counselor Shen Xiaokai and the Deputy Minister of Communications attended the event and delivered speeches. According to the Chinese embassy, the number of Chinese students receiving the Ministry's scholarships increased from 10 in 2016 to 70 in 2017. The students will pursue master and doctorate degrees in different areas.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]