Chinese Government provides 70 Chinese Government scholarships for Colombian students to study in China in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#89641)

On October 24, 2018, within the framework of the 'China Higher Education Exhibition 2018', the Ministry of National Education, the National University of Colombia and representatives of the government of the People's Republic of China announced a series of binational cooperation measures in educational matters, which seek to strengthen relations between the two countries.

They decided to provide scholarships to citizens of the countries.

China commits to provide 70 scholarships: 20 undergraduate scholarships for studies in Natural Sciences, Technology and Engineering 30 scholarships for the postgraduate master's and doctorate degree 10 scholarships for masters in Natural Sciences and Education 10 doctorate scholarships in Natural Sciences, Technology and Engineering The Chinese Government implemented these scholarships through Colombia's ICETEX, or Instituto Colombiano de Crédito Educativo y Estudios Técnicos en el Exterior (Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad).

The scholarships cover 80% of student expenses while in China, corresponding to the tuition, medical insurance, monthly stipend and accommodation of the selected Colombians, but not air tickets.

The presentation of the scholarship package was participated in by Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia, Zhao Xiaoming.

The undergraduate studies provided for by the scholarships will only be taught in Chinese and postgraduate studies will be taught in Chinese or English, depending on the career of each university in that country. The monetary value of these scholarships are unknown. #89641 captures the scholarships in academic years 2019-2020.