Project ID: 31302

Hanban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at Rhodes University

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Africa

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2007-01-01

Actual complete

2008-08-20

Geography

Description

On December 11, 2007 an agreement was signed for the establishment of a Confucius Institute at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. This project was funded by Hanban, an organization funded by the Chinese government that partners Chinese educational institutions with those around the world to establish Confucius Institutes. The cooperating Chinese university for this project was Jinan University. The Confucius Institute at Rhodes University began operating August 20, 2008. The classes offered include Chinese studies and Chinese language courses and cultural activities are held at the institute.

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Rhodes University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Jinan University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]