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Hanban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2013
End (actual)
Feb 20, 2014

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The Confucius Institute is located on the Sultan Campus of Durban University of Technology (DUT) in the city of Durban, South Africa. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/404322344.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Durban University of Technology (DUT)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

Loan desecription

Hanban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 26, 2013 an agreement was signed for the establishment of a Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa. This project was funded by Hanban, an organization funded by the Chinese government in which Chinese educational institutions partner with other schools around the world to establish Confucius Institutes. The cooperating Chinese school for this project was Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University. This project was completed in 2014 and the institute began operating on February 20, 2014.