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DATA IDENTIFICATION
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Name
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Volume of Official Development Assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study;
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Indicator purpose
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ODA is the accepted measure of international development co-operation. The data thus cover official international assistance to provide education places for developing country nationals in donor country educational institutions.
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Abstract
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Total net official development assistance (ODA) for scholarships in donor countries (types of aid E01). Data expressed in US dollars at the average annual exchange rate.
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Data source
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Ministry of Education
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DATA CHARACTERISTICS
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Contact organization person
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Ministry of Education
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Date last updated
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26-SEP-2019
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Periodicity
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Unit of measure
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Other characteristics
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Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Loans and credits for military purposes are excluded. Aid may be provided bilaterally, from donor to recipient, or channelled through a multilateral development agency such as the United Nations or the World Bank.
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DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS
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Classification used
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ODA: The DAC defines ODA as “those flows to countries and territories on the DAC List of ODA Recipients and to multilateral institutions which are
- provided by official agencies, including state and local governments, or by their executive agencies; and
- each transaction is administered with the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as its main objective
Scholarships: Financial aid awards for individual students and contributions to trainees. The beneficiary students and trainees are nationals of developing countries. Financial aid awards include bilateral grants to students registered for systematic instruction in private or public institutions of higher education to follow full-time studies or training courses in the donor country.
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Disaggregation
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is by sector and type of study (disaggregated vocational, technical, engineering etc.)(CCS Refined)
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Key statistical concepts
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The sum of total official development assistance for scholarships for study abroad by sector and type of study awarded to students from the beneficiary country expressed in US dollars.
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Formula
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OTHER ASPECTS
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Recommended uses
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To substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, Small Island developing States and African countries, for enrollment in higher education, including vocational training, information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programs in developed countries and other developing countries.
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Limitations
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- The data only address international concessional flows provided by governments. Detailed, internationally-comparable data on scholarships for developing country nationals provided by universities, colleges, foundations, NGOs and other sources are generally lacking.
- Data is currently not available.
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Other comments
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