Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Karlstad University

Project narrative

In 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Karlstad University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Karlstad University. 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 March 2012, Karlstad University and Southwest Jiatong University (西南交通大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Southwest Jiatong 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 March 29, 2011, though operations only began in March 2012. This was the second Confucius Institute to be established in Sweden.