Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute in Lyon

Project narrative

On October 10, 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), the University of Lumière Lyon 2, and the University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3y signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Lyon. As part of the agreement, Hanban is obligated to provide teaching materials, an annual fund, and numbers of Chinese instructors. The funds are dispersed through a local Bank of China account or other approved bank account created by the institute. The agreement has a 5-year validity and automatically renews at the end of every 5-year term. On December 1, 2009, the University of Lumière Lyon 2, the University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3y and Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Sun Yat-sen University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on December 1, 2009. The Confucius Institute ended its agreement with Hanban on September 23, 2013.