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Chinese Embassy in Ghana awards 70 Ghanaian students with Chinese Government Scholarship Awards.

Funder	China Ministry of Education
Recipient Organization	Government of Ghana
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	Dec 22, 2026
Duration	3,277 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85703`

Grant Description

On August 20, 2018 the Chinese Embassy in Ghana hosted the Chinese Scholarship Award Ceremony alongside a briefing on the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), where according to Ghana's Graphic Online media agency 70 students were awarded scholarships to study in China.

At the award ceremony was Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, Chief Director of the Education Ministry in Ghana Enoch Cobbinah, alongside representatives from registrar of the Ghana scholarship secretariat, the Confucus Institute at the University of Ghana, and media outlets such as Ghana News Agency, Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, and Financial Times.

According to a media release from the Daily Graphic Online which covered the event, the 70 students will study Medicine, Economics, International Trade, Business Management, Software Development, Agricultural Science, Oil Engineering, Education and Tourism.

📋 Staff Comments

Most of the sources indicate there are only about 200 attendants and 70 awardees.

📚 Sources & References

THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN GHANA HOLDS THE AWARD CEREMONY OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP 2018 AND THE BRIEFING ON THE BEIJING SUMMIT OF THE FORUM ON CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION
FOCAC Beijing Summit in September - President Akufo-Addo expected to attend
Ghana – China to chart course for stronger relations
驻加纳使馆举行2018年度中国政府奖学金颁发仪式暨中非合作论坛北京峰会宣介会 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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Government of Ghana

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