China gives 500 scholarships to Pakistani students

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	Dec 01, 2010
End Date	Apr 27, 2028
Duration	6,357 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37021`

Grant Description

According to an official report from the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan in December 2010, China pledged to offer 500 scholarships to Pakistani students to help them learn the Chinese language and study spheres of advanced science and technology, which will take place over a period of next three years (supposedly 2011-14).

The Chinese Embassy Cultural Counsellor Yang Linhai announced the scholarship while addressing a conference on the ‘Pak-China Friendship Year 2011’ cultural activities reception and opening ceremony of the Chinese experience centre. The event was organized by the Confucius Institute, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) of Islamabad.

China is currently offering 500 scholarships for Pakistanis per year.

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