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China opens Confucius Institute at Colombo University

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•Sri LankaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 16, 2014
End (actual)
Dec 30, 2016

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On September 16, 2014, in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Madam Xu Lin, Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters and Director General of Hanban, signed an agreement on the joint establishment of the Confucius Institute at University of Colombo with Dr. W. K. Hirimburegama, Vice-Chancellor of the University. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/403292050

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

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China opens Confucius Institute at Colombo University

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On September 16, 2014, in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Madam Xu Lin, Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters and Director General of Hanban, signed an agreement on the joint establishment of the Confucius Institute at University of Colombo with Dr. W. K. Hirimburegama, Vice-Chancellor of the University. On December 30, 2016, the construction completed. The institute officially started operations in May 2017. City Colombo Institutions Foreign Institution: Colombo University Chinese Institution: Beijing Foreign Studies University; Honghe University Timeline Start running: Contact Person of contact: Address: Tel: Fax: E-mail: