Chinese government grants $2 million for equipment at Malawi University of Science and Technology

$2M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Malawi
Country	Malawi
Start Date	Oct 21, 2015
End Date	Jan 29, 2030
Duration	5,214 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57749`

Grant Description

On October 21, 2015, the Chinese government committed to grant $2 million for procurement of equipment and exchange programs for professors and lecturers at Malawi University of Science and Technology, according to Official Malawi Government Online on Facebook and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation.

The university will receive teaching and researching equipment, an automated weather station, television and radio equipment, and book scanning equipment, according to the Nyasa Times. The same article states that the funding was secured in 2019.

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