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Chinese Government donates over 500 books to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Library in South Africa

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 1, 2006
Start (actual)
Feb 1, 2006
End (actual)
Feb 1, 2006

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

  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Loan description

Chinese Government donates over 500 books to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Library in South Africa

Narrative

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Project narrative

In February 2006, Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Guijin Liu presented more than 500 books donated by the Chinese Government to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) library in Cape Town, South Africa. The books, written in both Mandarin and English, included dictionaries, storybooks, profiles of Chinese cities and towns, and a wide range of other topics. During the handover, Ambassador Liu highlighted China’s commitment to strengthening educational and cultural ties with South Africa, announcing that the Chinese Government intended to build 100 schools in impoverished areas and noting that over 3,000 Chinese students were studying at South African universities. CPUT’s Interim Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Marcus Balintulo, praised the donation as a “wonderful gesture” that reinforced long-standing ties between the two countries.