Project ID: 69821

Chinese Embassy in Kenya presents 69 students with Chinese government scholarships

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Education [Government Agency]

China Scholarship Council [Government Agency]

Recipient

Kenya

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

2018-08-23

Description

On August 22nd, 2018, a farewell ceremony was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya for 69 Kenyan students who had received a Chinese Government Scholarship to study in China. The scholarship students will go to major universities in China to study for bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. Attendees of the ceremony included the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Sun Baohong, Minister Counselor Li Xuhang, Secretary of the Student Affairs Department of the Ministry of Education of Kenya, Mu Gai, as well as the recipients of the Chinese government scholarships. Also at the ceremony were 100 other students who has received scholarships from various Chinese companies to study in China. According to the Chinese ambassador, every year since 1982 the Chinese government has provided scholarships to Kenyans.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Kenya [Government Agency]