Chinese Embassy sponsors Tai Chi scholarship in China for thirty Confucius Institute of the University of Sierra Leone students
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sierra Leone
Sector
Other multisector (Code: 430)
Flow type
Scholarships/training in the donor country
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In June 2018, thirty students from the Confucius Institute at the University of Sierra Leone left Sierra Leone to begin a three-month Tai Chi training course in the Henan Province of China. The students' participation in the course was financed by a scholarship sponsored by the Economic and Commercial Councillor's Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone. The departure of the students was commemorated with a ceremony held at the Confucius Institute at the Fourah Bay College in Freetown. The ceremony was attended by He Mingqing, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Sierra Leone. On October 2, 2018, the students' return was commemorated with a ceremony at the Fourah Bay College, marking the completion of the project.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Confucius Institute at the University of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]