China awards 47 Chinese Ambassador Scholarships to Sierra Leone university and secondary school students in October 2019

On October 17, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone hosted an award ceremony for the conferral of the 2019 Chinese Ambassador Scholarships. 25 scholarships were awarded to university students and 22 scholarships were awarded to secondary school students, with a total of 47 scholarships granted. The 25 university students were drawn from Fourah Bay College, Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) Njala University, Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) and the University of Makeni (UNIMAK), and they were accorded Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards and Promising Youth Awards respectively. Twenty junior secondary pupils and 2 other individuals were also provided with Friendship Grants. The total value of the scholarships is uncertain. Hu Zhangliang, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, led the ceremony. In attendance were Sierra Leone's Minister of Higher Education, the Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone, the President of the University of Makeni, and the Vice-Chancellor of Milton Magai College. The Chinese Ambassador Scholarship Program was created to recognize academic merit and create opportunities for financially disadvantaged youths while furthering the diplomatic relationship between Sierra Leone and China. The Chinese Ambassador Scholarship was established in 2015; a total of 73 students have benefited from the program.

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