Project ID: 39077

China opens Confucius Institute at the Federal University of Minas Gerais

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]

Recipient

Brazil

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-01-01

Actual complete

2013-11-29

Geography

Description

On November 29, 2013, the opening ceremony was held for the Confucius Institute at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. The Huazhong University of Science and Technology partnered with UFMG. Huazhong University President Lee Bacon, Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Minister Counselor Zhu Qing along with 100 students and teachers attended the opening ceremony. There is a current large demand for the institute with a 540 student enrollment the first year. The Confucius Institute hopes to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Brazil [Government Agency]