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Overview

Chinese government provides scholarships to 56 South African students to study in China

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Aug 15, 2019
End (actual)
Aug 15, 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 Scholarship Council

Cofinancing agencies

Government Agencies

  • South Africa Department of Higher Education, Science, and Technology

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of South Africa

Loan description

Chinese government provides scholarships to 56 South African students to study in China

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 15, 2019, a farewell ceremony was held for the 56 South African students who won the 2019 Chinese Government Scholarship. All 56 students were newly admitted to a Chinese university for an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral degree in over 30 majors. The scholarship program supported a total of 200 students in 2019. Ambassador Lin Songtian, Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Technology of South Africa Jepe, representative of the University of Johannesburg, scholarship recipients, and parents attended the ceremony. Prior to the farewell ceremony, the students received a 3-day pre-departure training in Pretoria organized by the South African government. The scholarship will pay for tuition fees, accommodation, and medical expenses. It will also be additionally funded by the Department of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of South Africa.