Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute of Toulouse

Project narrative

On July 4, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Toulouse I (Université de Toulouse 1) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute of Toulouse. 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. In September 2009, University of Toulouse I and Tianjin Foreign Studies University (天津外国语大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Tianjin Foreign Studies 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. It ended its cooperation with Hanban in 2017. The Confucius Institute of Toulouse oversaw the following Confucius Classroom - ID#101485: Saint Joseph School