Overview

Hanban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at University of Malaysia

Commitment Year•2009Country of Activity•MalaysiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2009

End (actual): Mar 1, 2010

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This project involved the establishment of a Confucius Institute at the University of Malaysia (Universiti Malaya or 马来亚大学) in the city of Kuala Lumpur. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4046604

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Loan description

Hanban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at University of Malaysia

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 8, 2009, Hanban and Beijing Foreign Studies University and University of Malaysia signed an agreement to establish the first Confucius Institute in Malaysia at the University of Malaysia (Universiti Malaya or 马来亚大学) in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Confucius Institute was officially inaugurated in March 2010. It occupies an area of 1,415 m2. It is a multi-functional venue integrating office, Chinese language teaching, book browsing and Chinese culture exhibition. The Confucius Institute has 8 Chinese government-sponsored professional Chinese teachers and 4 volunteer Chinese teachers and offers various Chinese language courses.