On August 18, the Chinese Embassy in Guyana held an Award Ceremony for Chinese Scholarship Winners 2023. Ambassador Guo Haiyan, together with Ms Candida Daniels, Director of Department of International Cooperation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation and Ms Deomattie Seeram, Manager of Scholarships Administration of Ministry of Public Service attended and addressed the event. Mr Li Hanqing, Councilor in charge of economic and commercial affairs, moderated the ceremony. 

This year, 6 scholarships are provided by China’s central government through China Scholarship Council, and 3 by Jiangsu provincial government. The scholarships are for a variety of academic disciplines ranging from studies in medicine, civil engineering, trade, finance and art.

Since the signing of the cultural agreement between the two governments in 1984, China has provided a total of 222 scholarships to Guyanese students.