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Overview

Hanban funds establishment of Confucius Institute at TAG University in Amman

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•JordanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JordanSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 18, 2008
Start (planned)
Sep 18, 2008
Start (actual)
Sep 18, 2008
End (actual)
Apr 1, 2009

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This project involved the establishment of a Confucius Institute at TAG University in the city of Amman. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11214053275

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

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGI-UNI)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Shenyang Normal University (SYNU)

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGI-UNI)

Loan description

Hanban funds establishment of Confucius Institute at TAG University in Amman

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 18, 2008, Hanban and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Confucius Institute in partnership with Shenyang Normal University. The purpose of this project was to spread knowledge of Chinese culture and language in Jordan while deepening relations between the two countries. Hanban and Shenyang Normal University also donated books to the institute. On April 1, 2009 the Confucius Institute was formally opened and Inaugurated, the Jordanian Minister of Culture, Sebeli Irbihat, and the Chinese Ambassador to Jordan, Yu Hongwang, were in attendance. The TAG Confucius Institute offers Chinese cultural and language education to adults and children. The Confucius Institute also offers Chinese language proficiency tests Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Group, is a professional service firm operating in the Middle East.