Skip to content
AidData logo

Overview

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

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•United Arab EmiratesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United Arab EmiratesSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010
End (actual)
Aug 24, 2010

Geospatial footprint

Map overview

Visualizes the AidData-provided feature geometry for this project.

Loading map…

This project established the Confucius Institute at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE. The Confucius Institute is hosted in the Institute for Social and Community Engagement. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/178429991.

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Zayed University

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 4, 2010, Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) approved the establishment of the institute by Beijing Foreign Studies University and Zayed University. The institute began operating from August 24, 2010 and it was inaugurated on March 7, 2012. As of 2016, the institute had three Chinese teachers and about 1,500 books.