Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan

Project narrative

On June 28, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Ritsumeikan University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan. 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 2005, the Ritsumeikan University and Peking University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Peking University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established in October 2005. It was the first Confucius Institute to be established in Japan. The Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan oversaw the following 3 Confucius Classrooms: - ID# 94296: Tokyo - ID# 94299: Osaka - ID# 94302: BKC