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China provides 'Chinese Ambassador Scholarship' to 100 Liberian students in 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•LiberiaSector•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 21, 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

  • Chinese Embassy

Loan description

China provides 'Chinese Ambassador Scholarship' to 100 Liberian students in 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 21, 2019, China held an awarding ceremony for the "Chinese Ambassador Scholarship." Ambassador Fu and Acting Minister Dopp awarded the scholarship to 100 Liberian students. Ambassador to Liberia Fu Jijun, Acting Minister of Education of Liberia Dopp, Minister of Labor Corley, President of Cartington University Brown and university representatives, Liliu students studying in China, Liliuhua Alumni Association, teachers and students of the Confucius Institute at Liberia, and media attended, resulting in nearly 160 people attending the ceremony. These students will receive full government scholarships to study in China in 2019. The students are expected to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees in various disciplines at various universities in China. The Chinese Ambassador Scholarship awards about 100 outstanding Liberian university students each year.