STORY: Chinese scholarship awarded to Ethiopian students to facilitate study, cooperation
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:40
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the award ceremony of the China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KIFLE, President of Addis Ababa University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN HAI, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YITAGESU BELETE, Scholarship recipient

STORYLINE:

Hundreds of Ethiopian university students have been awarded Chinese scholarships to help them pursue graduate and post-graduate studies across different academic fields in the East African country's prestigious Addis Ababa University (AAU).

Speaking at the award ceremony of the China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship at the AAU on Tuesday, Samuel Kifle, president of the university, said the AAU has cooperated with the Chinese government and various Chinese universities and institutes over the years, which has helped facilitate the study and research of the AAU students and faculty members.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KIFLE, President of Addis Ababa University
"We are very much grateful to the People's Republic of China and the Chinese government for all the efforts and the support that they have extended to our country and our nation, and particularly to Addis Ababa University, to make our journey of being an academic excellence much easier than we have thought."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN HAI, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
"Chinese Embassy offers China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship to outstanding students to encourage them to study hard and achieve a lot, so that everybody can contribute more to the economic and social development of Ethiopia and to the enduring and profound friendship between China and Ethiopia."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YITAGESU BELETE, Scholarship recipient
"The Ethio-China bilateral partnership is playing a pivotal role in strengthening the relationship among Ethiopia, China and Africa. This is promoting the quality of education, sustainable growth, and fostering greater international cooperation."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)