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Overview

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•SwedenDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SwedenSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2005
End (actual)
Feb 18, 2005

Geospatial footprint

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This project established the Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/583638128.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Stockholm University

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Fudan University

Loan description

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Stockholm University signed an agreement to establish the Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm. 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 2005, Stockholm University and Fudan University (复旦大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Fudan 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 February 18, 2005 and it ended in 2015. This was the first Confucius Institute to be established in Sweden and in Europe.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese name of the Confucius Institute is 斯德哥尔摩孔子学院. 2. The precise establishment date of this Confucius Institute is unknown. For the time being, AidData has estimated the commitment date as 2005 as this was the year the Confucius Institute it was established. This issue merits further investigation.