China has set aside 99 scholarships for Ugandan students to study in higher institutions of learning in China, this academic year.
The same government has planned more than 100 short term courses and training opportunities for Ugandan students.
The Chinese ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhuqiang in a speech read by Chen Huixin, deputy ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Uganda announced the opportunities during the 6th annual memorial service for Irene Gleeson in Kitgum Municipality on Saturday. Chen who represented Zhuquiang was the chief walker for Irene Gleeson Charity walk, an event organized in memory of the Australian national who touched Ugandan lives in a special way.
Gleeson is credited for supporting thousands of needy children with free medication, education and food, and extending psychosocial support to orphans, disadvantaged children and ex-child fighters across Acholi sub-region.