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4. 10/18/2018 China's $60 Billion Development Plan for African Scientists - EnagoAcademy China’s$60BillionDevelopmentPlanfor AfricanScientists Lastupdated Oct 9, 2018 SinceChinaannounceditsopeningandreformjustthreedecadesago,ithasskyrocketedtothetopofthelistin scienceandtechnologydevelopment.Intensiveinvestmentintoresearchandeducationhaspaidoff,andChina nowpublishesthemaximumnumberofscientikcpapersintheworld. However,thecountryisnotrestrictingthegrowthtoitself.Chinahaslauncheddevelopmenteffortsthroughout SoutheastAsiaandAfricatobolsterSouth-Southcooperationandenhanceitsglobalpartnerships.Chinarecently announceda60-billionUSDdevelopmentpackageforAfrica.Aspartofthispackage,ChinaplanstotrainAfrica’s nextgenerationofscientists.LetuslearnmoreaboutthisambitiousendeavorofChina. ChinaFundsComprehensiveKnowledgeExchange  https://www.enago.com/academy/china-announces-training-for-african-scientists-in-multi-billion-dollar-development-plan/

5. 10/18/2018 China's $60 Billion Development Plan for African Scientists - EnagoAcademy China’splanwasunveiledatthethirdsummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC)heldinBeijing inSeptember.Chinawillprovideatotalof60billionUSDinfundingforeightdevelopmentinitiativesinAfrica.50 billionofthiswillcomefromtheChinesegovernment,whiletheremaining10billionwillbeinvestedbyChinese companies.WhilespecikcdetailsonthedistributionoffundingamongAfricannationswerenotprovided,China didoutlineitsstrategytoboostscientikcandtechnicalknow-howamongAfricanscientists.Trainingwillbea signikcantpartoftheprogramandincludeopportunitiesinbothAfricaandChina. Chinawillmake50,000scholarshipsavailabletoaspiringandpracticingAfricanscientiststostudyinChina. Another50,000peoplewillbeabletoreceivefundingforshort-termtrainingopportunities,suchasattending workshops or seminars. Postgraduates will be able to applyfor scholarshipsto study in China or at African institutions,suchastheJomoKenyattaUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyinJuja,Kenya.Theplanalso encouragesAfricanstudentstojointheYoungScientistsExchangeProgram,whichallowsforstudyinChinafor uptooneyear. DevelopmentPlanGarnersMixedReactions Theannouncementreceivedmixedreactionsfromacademicsaroundtheworld.However,themajorityofvoices areoptimistic.TommyKarikari,aneurologyresearcherfromGhanawhoworksattheUniversityofGothenburgin Sweden,happilynotedtheplanincludesfundingforlocaltrainingaswellasoverseas.Heemphasizedthatbrain drainisasignikcantprobleminAfrica.Headdedthathealsobelievesthatofferinglocalscholarshipsandtraining opportunitieswillhelpstemthetide. SouthAfricanPresidentCyrilRamaphosaalsoexpressedenthusiasmoverthedevelopmentplan.Hesaidthatit wouldincreaseeducationalandemploymentopportunitiesthroughoutAfrica.LinaBendabdallahstudiesChinese foreignpolicyinAfricaatWakeForestUniversityinWinston-Salem,NorthCarolina.Shefeelsthatthesummit focusedonmorewaystoincludeAfricanscientistsinChina’sBeltandRoadinitiative.Shepositsthisasawinfor Africawithsignikcantlyincreasedemphasisoncapacitybuilding. Unsurprisingly,therearealsoskeptics.AdemolaAdenle,whostudiessustainabledevelopmentatColoradoState UniversityinFortCollins,saysthattheChinese-fundedagriculturaltechnologydevelopmentcentersrepresent Chinese commercial interests. He says that this new development plan may further give Chinese companies accesstoAfricanresources. WillChinaLeadaNewWaveofInternational Cooperation? The overall mood for this new plan is hopeful. It will no doubt give African researchers access to more opportunitiesforinternationalcollaboration.Thebenektsofinternationalscientikcresearchcollaborationfor publishingandgeneralscientikcknowledgearewell-established.WecanhopethatChinawillinspireother countriestofollowitsexampleandinvestinsimilardevelopmentandexchangeprograms. WhatdoyouthinkofChina’snewdevelopmentplan?Howcaninitiativeslikethisbenektthescientikc  community?Pleaseletusknowyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelow. https://www.enago.com/academy/china-announces-training-for-african-scientists-in-multi-billion-dollar-development-plan/

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