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Chinese Government provides $16 million grant — via ETCA — for Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze Campus Expansion Project (Linked to Record ID#37470)

¥16M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Start Date	Jan 31, 2018
End Date	Mar 17, 2033
Duration	5,524 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`56917`

Grant Description

On January 31, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Rwanda signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed RMB 200 million ($32 million) for the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze Campus Expansion Project (captured via Record ID#56917) and the Borehole Drilling Project (captured via Record ID#56953).

Approximately $16 million of the grant funding from the ETCA was earmarked for the IPRC Musanze Campus Expansion Project.

The purpose of this project was to expand the Musanze Campus of the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC), which is located in Barizo village, Muko Sector, Musanze District.

It involved the construction of a multi-functional hall, an administration office building, a comprehensive classroom building, students' dormitories, training workshops, an outdoor training shed, auxiliary functional rooms, and a parking lot. Upon completion, IPRC Musanze will have a capacity to enroll more than 4,000 students.

China Qiyuan Engineering Cooperation was responsible for construction. Project implementation commenced on June 1, 2019 and ended on August 31, 2021. A formal project handover ceremony took place on November 24, 2021.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Musanze Campus Extension Project, Phase 2 of the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Project, and the Vocational Education College Extension Project. The Chinese project title is 金职院穆桑泽海外分校2期扩建工程 or 穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建工程 or 卢旺达北方省穆桑泽综合技术学校扩建项目. The French project title is Le projet d'extension du campus de l'Institut du Centre régional polytechnique (IPRC) de Musanze.
One source suggests that the grant commitment for this project is RMB 76.72 million. This issue warrants further investigation.
The Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Musanze (IPRC) Construction Project — also known as Phase 1 of the Institute of Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) Project — was financed by the Chinese government in 2012 (as captured via Project ID#37470).

📚 Sources & References

中卢两国签署经济技术合作协定和援卢200口井、援卢穆桑泽综合技校扩建项目换文
Full text of Chinese President Xi's signed article on Rwandan media
Feature: China-supported polytechnic contributes to technical training in Rwanda
援卢旺达穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建项目正式开工
饶宏伟大使出席穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建工程开工仪式
金职院穆桑泽海外分校2期扩建工程破土动工
Rwanda and China sign Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement
Ambassador RAO Hongwei Attended Launching Ceremony of the Extension of IPRC Musanze
Rwf27 billion China grant to support extension of IPRC-Musanze, construction of boreholes
China contributing to Rwanda's national efforts in technical training: minister
IPRC Musanze
Chinese institute renew skills development partnership
Expansion project for Rwanda Musanze Vocational and Technical College officially started
援卢旺达穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建项目正式开工
近期部分海外中标项目一览表（截止至2018年4月28日）
饶宏伟大使出席穆桑泽职业技术学院扩建工程开工仪式
饶宏伟大使赴卢旺达北方省考察调研
China-aided vocational education college extension project handed over to Rwanda
中国政府援卢旺达教学设备安装调试工作圆满完成
Le projet d'extension d'un collège d'enseignement professionnel soutenu par la Chine remis au Rwanda
Rwanda: IPRC-Musanze to Get Rwf14 Billion Facelift 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.

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