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Chinese Government funds 62 Benin student scholarships for study in China in 2008

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•BeninSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2008

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

  • Benin Ministry of Higher Education

Loan description

Chinese Government funds 62 Benin student scholarships for study in China in 2008

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Project narrative

China funded 62 Benin student scholarships for study at universities in China from 2008-2009. On August 21st, 2008 at the Chinese Embassy in Benin, a reception was held for 31 students newly admitted to Chinese universities who would be joining the 31 other Benin scholarship students already in China the following week. At the reception, Ambassador Geng Wenbing mentioned that the 62 Chinese government scholarships awarded in 2008 were a 63% increase from the 38 in 2007, and a 106% increase from 30 scholarships in 2006 (see Projects #70504 and #72783). The Benin Ministry of Higher Education helped facilitate this scholarship program. These scholarships stem from a commitment made at the 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on Sino-African Cooperation, which aimed to increase Chinese scholarships to Africa from 2000 to 4000 before 2009.