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Overview

China provides Chinese Government scholarships to 182 Kenyan students.

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 27, 2019

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

  • China Ministry of Education
  • China Scholarship Council

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Kenya

Loan description

China provides Chinese Government scholarships to 182 Kenyan students.

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 27th, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya organized a farewell ceremony for 182 Kenyan students who received Chinese Government Scholarships to pursue bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in China for two to three years. At the farewell ceremony were over 200 attendees including representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Kenya (Ambassador Wu Peng, Minister-Counsellor Zhao Xiyuan, Counsellor Wang Xuezheng), representatives from the Kenyan Government including the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Education, and representatives from universities, scholarship winners, and their selected guests. The 50 recipients of the Chinese Ambassador's scholarship were also celebrated at the ceremony (see Record ID#88619).