Project ID: 88147

China Merchants Group provide "Excellence Scholarships" worth USD $200,000 to fifty Togolese students from the University of Lomé

Commitment amount

$ 224712.92245242788

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 224712.92

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Merchants Group [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Togo

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2019-01-01

Actual start

2019-03-09

Geography

Description

On February 18, 2019, the China Merchant's Group, through the Lomé Container Terminal (LCT), awarded 50 students at the University of Lomé (UL) scholarships. In total, the scholarships has a value of US $200,000, or approximately XOF $117,000,000. The certification ceremony was chaired by the First Vice-President of UL, Pr. Komlan Batawila. The Second Vice-President, Ms. Kafui Kpégba, also attended, along with the Director General of the LCT and Deans and Directors of UL establishments and central services. The 50 students were selected from the fourteen establishments of UL to receive financial assistance for two years, including 4 students from the Computer and Computing Center (CIC); 4 students from the National School of Engineers (ENSI); 4 from the Higher School of Agronomy (ESA); 3 students from the Higher School of Administrative Assistants (ESAAd); 4 students from the Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA); 3 students from the Faculty of Economics of Management (FASEG); 3 students from the Faculty of Law (FDD); 5 students from the Faculty of Sciences (FDS); 3 students from the Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts (FLLA); 3 students from the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (FSHS); 5 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FSS); 3 students from the National Institute of Educational Sciences (INSE); 3 students from the Institute of Information, Communication and Arts Sciences (ISICA); and 3 students from the University Institute of Management Technologies (IUT-GESTION). These scholarships were distributed in monthly installments and were intended to encourage the academic excellence of students over a period of ten years. The recipients were enrolled in a Chinese language course at the Confucius Institute of UL.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

University of Lomé [Miscellaneous Agency Type]