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

Project narrative

In 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific 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, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and Zhejiang University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Zhejiang University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on April 4, 2007 and began operations on June 25, 2006.