Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at J. F. Oberlin University

Project narrative

On November 1, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the J. F. Oberlin University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at J. F. Oberlin University. 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 J. F. Oberlin University and Tongji University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Tongji University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute began operations on April 1, 2006. In 2010, the Confucius Institute won the Confucius Institute of the Year award. As of March 2017, 119, 629 individuals used the Confucius Institute. The Confucius Institute at J. F. Oberlin University oversaw the following Confucius Classroom: - ID# 94307: Takashima