Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Sapporo University

Project narrative

In 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Sapporo University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Sapporo 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 2006, Sapporo University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on November 22, 2006 and began operations on April 13, 2007.