54 Unizik Students Get Chinese Scholarship
Awka — A total of 54 students of Confucius Institute of the Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, have been
awarded scholarships to study in various tertiary institutions in China.
The students who successfully passed through various Chinese
Programmes are to pursue further programmes that will last from one
to four years in China.
Addressing the awardees at a brief ceremony, the Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, urged the students to be diligent and make the
university proud while studying in China.
“Before now, the Confucius Institute existed only in Nnamdi Azikiwe
University and the University of Lagos but now, a new one is being
developed at Bayero University Kano and these were all achieved due
to the tireless efforts of UNIZIK” he added.
Three of the awardees will be sponsored by the Chinese government
while the rest will be sponsored by Confucius Institute..