Overview

Chinese Government grants scholarships to 23 students from Fiji in 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•FijiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•FijiSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 7, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project was the provision of scholarships to 23 students from Fiji, some from the Fiji National University and Yat Sen School, located in Rewa and Naitarisi, Fiji. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/506522360 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/624905638.

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Fiji

Loan desecription

Chinese Government grants scholarships to 23 students from Fiji in 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 7, 2019, Ambassador Qian Bo of China attended an award ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in Fiji to oversee the granting of scholarships to 23 Fijian students. The scholarships provide the students with the opportunity to attend universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Wuhan while studying topics such as international affairs, Chinese literature, clinical medicine, financial economy, environmental engineering, aerospace engineering, and marine science. Representatives from Fiji National University and Yat Sen School attended the scholarship ceremony. China plans to gradually provide more scholarships to Fiji starting in 2020.