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

Project narrative

On March 9, 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Massachusetts at Boston signed an agreement to establish the University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at Boston. 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 2006, University of Massachusetts at Boston and two Chinese cooperating partners—Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (中国人民大学附属中学)—signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Renmin University of China and High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on November 20, 2006. It was the 14th Confucius Institute to be established in the United States. It was the first Confucius Institute in the world to be established between an American university, a Chinese university, and a Chinese high school. The Confucius Institute closed in 2019. The University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at Boston oversaw the following 8 Confucius Classrooms - ID#104038: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School - ID#104039: Boston College High School - ID#104043: Boston Latin Academy - ID#104042: Boston Latin School - ID#104040: Brockton High School - ID#104292: Snowden International School - ID#104443: Sandwich Public Schools District - ID#104444: Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School