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Overview

Chinese Government funds 30 Benin student scholarships for study in China in 2006

Commitment Year•2006Country 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, 2006

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

  • Government of Benin

Loan desecription

Chinese Government funds 30 Benin student scholarships for study in China in 2006

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Project narrative

In 2006, China funded 30 Benin student scholarships for study at universities in China. On August 21st, 2008 at the Chinese Embassy in Benin, a reception for the 2008 scholarship recipients was held and 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 #72285 and #70504). 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.