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On November 12, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone held a gathering event for the newly enrolled Sierra Leonean Students under the Chinese Government Scholarships Program in 2020. H.E. Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang, Hon. Minister of Technical and Higher Education Prof. Aiah Gbakima, 39 scholarship recipients as well as friends from the fourth estate graced the function.
Ambassador Hu congratulated the students on getting admitted by various prominent Chinese universities under the Chinese Government Scholarships Program, and told the gathering that China will continue to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in education, which is one of the top priorities of H.E. President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction Administration. Ambassador Hu said that since 1976 when three Sierra Leonean students were awarded the Chinese government scholarships , there have been over 1,000 Sierra Leonean students getting the opportunity to study in China under the Chinese government scholarships program. Hon. Minister Gbakima expressed gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government to the Chinese government for the valuable support.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the newly enrolled students have to stay in Sierra Leone and take online courses provided by the universities at the current stage. In order to help the students overcome the difficulties, the Chinese Embassy provided each student some allowance, and introduced them to the Confucius Institute of the University of Sierra Leone for face-to-face Chinese language remedial classes. The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education offered important help in recommending and selecting the candidates. All scholarship recipients were glad to get the scholarships and relevant help.
