Chinese Government provides CVE 5.6 billion grant for University of Cape Verde New Campus Construction Project

Project narrative

In 2017, the Chinese Government provided a CVE 5.6 billion (about EUR 45 million or USD 53 million) in grant funding for the construction of a new campus for the University of Cape Verde in Palmarejo Grande area of Praia. CVE 2,938,500,000 was allocated to the 2019 Government of Cabo Verde State Budget for this project. The new campus houses 18 buildings and has the capacity to accommodate 4,890 students and 476 teachers. The buildings provide space for 61 classrooms, 16 computer labs, 34 laboratories, a library with 8 study rooms, 5 auditoriums a multipurpose hall, and sports fields. Construction on the project began on June 20, 2017, according to Forbes. Longxin Construction Group Co., Ltd. was an implementing agency for the construction project. The new facilities were supposed to be completed in July 2020, to start classes in October of the same year, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic it was a year late. An official handover ceremony for the new campus occurred on July 23, 2021.