Chinese Firm to Provide Scholarship to Ethiopian University StudentsNovember 30, 2016 — A Chinese heavy machinery manufacturing firm, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG), has launched a three-year scholarship initiative to financially benefit outstanding Ethiopian university students. During a period of three years, the scholarship project will benefit 27 outstanding Addis Ababa University students. One of the objectives of the scholarship is to support talented engineering students who could potentially benefit the east African country, said Xiao. He also noted that the project is designed to encourage more and more Ethiopian students to learn Chinese language and culture, and help to strengthen the Sino-Ethiopian relationship. Jeilu Oumer, Academic Vice President of Addis Ababa University, said the scholarship recipients will immensely benefit from the scholarship.

Source: Ethiopian News November 30, 2016 09:22 UTC