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

Project narrative

On November 16, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Fukuyama University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Fukuyama 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 2007, Fukuyama University, Shanghai Normal University, and University of International Business and Economics, the cooperating partners, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai Normal University and University of International Business and Economics 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, 2008.