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Chinese Government provides $7 million grant for E-Education Project

$7M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	North Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science
Country	North Macedonia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2014
End Date	Jun 10, 2030
Duration	6,004 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`66762`

Grant Description

In 2014, the Government of North Macedonia and the Chinese Government signed an agreement for an E-Education Project.

Then, in November 2016, the Chinese Government and the Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science signed an implementation agreement for the E-Education Project. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) committed approximately $7 million of grant funding for this project.

The purpose of this project was to equip 27 schools (23 of which are located in the city of Skopje) with ‘smart classrooms’, including personal computers, laptops, interactive whiteboards, wireless networking devices and e-learning systems. It also involved the installation of a cloud storage and computing center.

The ultimate objective of the project was to improve local education, particularly in mountainous and rural areas, and promote balanced distribution of education resources. Huawei was the general contractor responsible for implementation. It appears to have hired Tianwen Digital Media as a subcontractor.

The project commenced on April 21, 2017, and it was implemented in two phases. The first phase was completed in June 2017. The second phase was launched in April 2018. On July 10, 2019, a formal project handover ceremony was held at the School of Computer Science of Skopje University.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Macedonia Government Education Network Project and the State Institutions Networking Project. The Chinese project title is 北马其顿教育网项目 or 援北马其顿政府教育网项目. The Macedonian project title is проектот за Е-Образование or Проектот за техничка помош во областа на образованието or осовременување на македонскиот образовен систем.

📚 Sources & References

Meeting with delegation from PR China, СТРАТЕШКИ ПЛАН 2019 – 2021
BRI – POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND THE WESTERN BALKANS: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
驻北马其顿大使殷立贤出席我援建的教育网项目移交仪式
中马关系简况
业务足迹
东南欧 · 援北马其顿政府教育网项目
殷立贤大使视察援马其顿教育网项目, СТРАТЕШКИ ПЛАН 2019 – 2021
The place of North Macedonia in China's strategy for the Western Balkans
Southeast Europe·China-aided North Macedonia Education Network Project-天闻数媒_领先的互联网教育平台商
Southeast Europe·China-aided North Macedonia Education Network Project-天闻数媒_领先的互联网教育平台商
China's International Development Cooperation in the New Era, Презентиран Проектот за техничка помош во областа на образованието » opserver.mk, Кинеска донација на ИКТ опрема во образованието _ Влада на Република Северна Македонија, Кинеска донација на ИКТ опрема во образованието • WebOhrid, Секретаријат за европски прашања, Паметни училници со кинески пари во скопските училишта _ Сител Телевизија
Macedonian Project Cooperation with China Intensified
驻北马其顿大使殷立贤出席我援建的教育网项目移交仪式
Macedonian Project Cooperation with China Intensified
MAPPING CHINA’S RISE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS NORTH MACEDONIA 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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North Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science

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