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

Project narrative

On September 30, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Toledo signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Toledo. 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 2008, University of Toledo and Yanshan University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Yanshan University (燕山大学) agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established in December 2, 2009. The Confucius Institute closed on June 30, 2022.