Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte

Project narrative

On December 9, 2016, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of North Carolina in Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. 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 2016, UNC Charlotte and Shanxi University (山西大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanxi 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 19, 2017. The Confucius Institute closed in December 31, 2020.