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

Project narrative

On August 28, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Osaka Sangyo University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Osaka Sangyo 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. On August 28, 2007, Osaka Sangyo University and Shanghai International Studies University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai International Studies University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute began operations on November 26, 2007.