Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane said following President Cyril Ramaphosas visit to the Peoples Republic of China, where she was part of the delegation of Cabinet ministers, South Africa will be sending around 100 students in the coming year.
Nkabane told journalists in Pretoria that the South African students will be heading to China to study scarce skills, as part of a long-running cooperation between the two countries.
I have just recently returned from China as part of His Excellency, President Ramaphosas delegation to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). What we should understand is that we have a long-standing cooperation with the Peoples Republic of China in various areas of higher education and training which continues to grow and support South Africas knowledge and skills development, she said.
Our engagements during this visit aligns with South Africas strategic goals regarding technological advancement and international collaboration in education. We will be sending about 100 students to China in the coming year to study scarce and critical skills of the future as we advance in skills revolution towards addressing skills mismatch that the country is currently facing.
Earlier this month, IOL reported from Beijing that in a historic move, President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping had announced unprecedented financial support packages, valued at $50.7 billion (around R904 billion), in different forms for the African continent when he met the heads of State at the FOCAC Summit in Beijing.
