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

Project narrative

On December 12, 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Xavier University of Louisiana signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Xavier University of Louisiana. 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 2011, Xavier University of Louisiana and Hebei University (河北大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Hebei University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established October 2012. The Confucius Institute closed in 2021.