Chinese association offers scholarships to Ugandan students

Representatives of Hunan Association Uganda and Makerere University display documents after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 22, 2021. China's Hunan Association Uganda has offered scholarships to students at the university. The scholarships will go to students studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute, Makerere University. [Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua]

KAMPALA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Hunan Association Uganda has offered scholarships to students at Uganda's Makerere University.

Hunan Association Uganda signed a memorandum of understanding with the university on Friday.

Barnabas Nawangwe, vice chancellor of the university, said the scholarships aim to help students with difficulty in paying their fees.

The scholarships will go to university students studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute, Makerere University.