Overview

Chinese Embassy awards 92 Benin students the 'Belt and Road' Scholarship in 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 8, 2020

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

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Benin Ministry of Higher Education

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Benin Ministry of Higher Education

Loan description

Chinese Embassy awards 92 Benin students the 'Belt and Road' Scholarship in 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 8, 2020, the Chinese Embassy and Benin's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research jointly hosted the second annual award ceremony of the Belt and Road scholarship to outstanding Beninese students. The scholarships went to 92 students in Benin, drawing from 10 different majors at four public universities. As part of the award ceremony, awardees shared how they were able to utilize their scholarship money to advance academically.

Staff comments

Images from the source show large checks with varying amounts of money on them, but it is unclear how much there is total and how the funds are distributed to different students.