Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute in San Diego

Project narrative

On August 16, 2019, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the San Diego Global Educational Institute (全球知识大学) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in San Diego. 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 2019, San Diego Global Educational Institute and Xiamen University (厦门大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Xiamen 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 12, 2019.