Chinese Government provides RMB 1.6 million grant for Seychelles Institute of Technology (SIT) Library Extension Project

¥1.6M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Seychelles
Country	Seychelles
Start Date	Jan 01, 2001
End Date	Apr 20, 2028
Duration	9,971 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`55569`

Grant Description

In 2001, the China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided RMB 1.6 million grant for the Seychelles Institute of Technology (SIT) Library Extension Project.

This project involved the rehabilitation and expansion of an SIT library in the town of Anse Royale on the island of Mahé. Construction began in June 2001 and the official project completion ceremony took place on September 26, 2001. The contractor responsible for implementation is unknown.

This project coincided with SIT initiating a first year degree program in partnership with the University of Manchester in the UK.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 综合工艺学院维修扩建（图书馆扩建部分). SIT, which is a government-owned tertiary educational institution, is also known as Seychelles Polytechnic.

📚 Sources & References

Manchester Twinning Programme
China Data
Codebook for Assembling Data on China’ s Development Finance Version 1.0
Seychelles Polytechnic
Central Bank of Seychelles Quarterly Review
July-September 2001 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.