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Chinese Government provides RMB 4 million grant for Phase 1 of Campus Telephone Network Project (Linked to Record ID#67232 and Record ID#85254)
| Funder | China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Ministry of Higher Education of Syria |
| Country | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2005 |
| End Date | Jan 03, 2031 |
| Duration | 9,498 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 65100 |
Grant Description
According to a dataset of foreign-financed projects that the Syrian Planning Commission (SPC) provided to UNDP Syria in May 2011, the Chinese Government provided an RMB 30 million ($4,416,000) interest-free loan (captured in Record ID#67232) and an RMB 4 million (USD 588,800) grant (captured in Record ID#65100) to the Government of Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education in 2003 for Phase 1 of the Campus Network Project.
The purpose of the project was to connect the colleges and directorates of the University of Damascus via an internal telephone network and equip students with a prepaid telephone card for reaching out to their families living in the city. ZTE Corporation was the contractor responsible for implementation.
The originally anticipated project implementation start date was January 1, 2003 and the originally anticipated project implementation end date was December 31, 2005.
The first telephone site supported by this project was established at the end of 2005, The project was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on June 13, 2006.
Then, on March 2, 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Syria signed letters of exchange regarding Phase 2 of Campus Network Project (captured in Record ID#85254). This agreement drew upon the funds that were committed through the ETCA on May 23, 2005.
The purpose of Phase 2 was to extend the land line network linking Damascus University with all its campuses and with the Ministry of Higher Education.
Staff Comments
This project is also known as the Campus Network Project. The Chinese project title is 校园网项目. The Arabic project title is مشروع توسعالشبكة الهاتفية or مشروع الشبكة الهاتفية التي تربط الجامعة بالمدينة الجامعية.
Sources & References
- 谢参赞与叙大马士革校长签署校园网项目交接文件, 228237_Data_Nader_Projects v1
- The memo of consigning project of telephone network for Syrian High Education Department and Damascus University was signed
- 中兴公司为叙修建的大学校园网竣工, 228237_Data_Nader_Projects v1.xlsx
- Switches
- The inauguration ceremony of the telephone network expansion project ... a true translation of Syrian-Chinese cooperation ... and the achievements on the ground
- Telecoms & IT
- 驻叙使馆经商参赞与大马士革校长签署校园网项目交接文件, دليل شركاء التعاون الدولي
- Syria Files FW: Projects, المقاسم, الواقعحفل تدشين مشروع توسع الشبكة الهاتفية.. ترجمة حقيقية لتعاون سوري-صيني.. والانجازات على أرض 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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