China provides university scholarships to 11 Grenadian students in Ocotober 2020
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Grenada
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Scholarships/training in the donor country
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
For the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 Grenadian students were offered a scholarship by the Chinese government to pursue higher education in China. Financial details such as the scholarship's commitment date are unclear. According to Dr Zhao Yongchen, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Grenada, the purpose of this donation is to encourage students to take full advantage of this opportunity to learn professional knowledge and skills so as to make contribution to Grenada's economic and social development after graduation. The donation was given along with an additional 81 scholarships awarded to Grenadian students from Government of Grenada, in collaboration with St George’s University (SGU), the University of the West Indies, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, and Russia. The total value of these scholarships was over EC $19 million.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Grenada [Government Agency]