Five Bahraini Students have been granted the Chinese Government Full Scholarship, which is tenable for five years from Sept 2011 to July 2016 (including one-year for studying the Chinese language).

   They are: Mr. Al Hejairi Murtadha, Mr. Mulla Ahmed, Mr. Abushawish Tayseer, Mr. Al Qaran Mohamed, and Mr. Al Qaran Ahmed.

   The  Chinese Government Scholarship program is established by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between the Chinese government and governments of other countries to provide scholarships to international students and scholars. The program is intended to increase mutual understanding between the Chinese people and people from the rest of the world, as well as to make an international contribution to the education field.

    The program has benefited 17,777 participants from 174 countries until Oct 2010. More than 20 Bahraini students have been given opportunities to study at Chinese universities. Currently, 9 Bahraini students are studying in China under the program.

    The Full Scholarship covers the following:

-registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials; and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;

- Living allowance;

- One-off settlement subsidy after registration;

- Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Program for International Students in China;

- One-off inter-city travel subsidy.

     The Chinese Embassy will start taking applications for Chinese Government Full Scholarship for the acacemic year 2012/2013 from Jan 2012, when the interested Bahraini students can log on the embassy website: http://bh.china-embassy.org/eng/ for details.