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ZTE donates R1.15 million to Wits University for Scholarships for ICT Students in South Africa

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$83,077
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
May 31, 2019
End (actual)
May 31, 2019

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The purpose of this project was to donate to the University of the Witwatersrand for the creation of scholarships for information and communication technology (ICT) students. Additional locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/26327830

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of the Witwatersrand

Loan description

ZTE donates R1.15 million to Wits University for Scholarships for ICT Students in South Africa

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 31, 2019, Chinese SOE ZTE South Africa (中兴通讯南非公司) donated 1.15 million Rand to The University of the Witwatersrand (金山大学) for the creation of scholarships for information and communication technology (ICT) students. A total of 15 ICT students received the scholarship. A ceremony attended by 40 Chinese and University representatives was held to mark the donation. The donation is reported by Wits University to be a part of ZTE's obligation to fulfill its corporate social responsibilities. ZTE has been sponsoring students at Wits since 2017.

Staff comments

The article by the Chinese Embassy mentions that the donation amount is 1 million Rand; however, in the source "ZTE helps SA cultivate telecoms talent", there is a picture of the check which shows that the donation amount is "One Million One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rands". Therefore, the amount 1150000 is recorded.