Overview

Chinese Embassy grants LKR 4.3 million for Chinese Ambassador Scholarship to students at University of Jaffna in 2022 (Linked to Record ID 99232)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,525

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 2, 2022

Start (actual): Oct 2, 2022

End (actual): Oct 2, 2022

Geospatial footprint

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The scholarships were given to students at the University of Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/454460412.

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

University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Loan desecription

Chinese Embassy grants LKR 4.3 million for Chinese Ambassador Scholarship to students at University of Jaffna in 2022 (Linked to Record ID 99232)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 2, 2022, the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong met with the President of University of Jaffna to hand over LKR 4.3 million in scholarship money. This grant will help 82 students continue with their studies in the next academic year with each student receiving a stipend LKR 5000 a month. In a speech the ambassador said the establishment of the scholarship at the University of Jaffna will help to cultivate local talents and solve long-term problems in the region.