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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$207,597
Commitment Year2019Country of ActivityTogoDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationTogoSectorEducationFlow TypeScholarships/training in the donor country

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Completion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Mar 9, 2019

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The scholarships are awarded to students at the University of Lomé, in Lomé, Togo. Additional locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/353542176

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Merchants Group Limited

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of Lomé (UL)

Loan description

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

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Project narrative

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.