Overview

Chinese government offers scholarships to students from Burkina Faso

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Burkina FasoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Burkina FasoSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 13, 2019

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 Burkina Faso

Loan description

Chinese government offers scholarships to students from Burkina Faso

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 13 and 20, 2019, Ambassador Li Jian attended the award ceremony for the "Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship" at the University of Ouagadougou I and University of Ouagadougou II, respectively. Professor Alkassoum Maiga, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of Burkina Faso, as well as more than 100 rectors, teachers and students of the two universities were present. The value and number of scholarships awarded were not specified.