Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Project narrative

In 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. 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, Rutgers,the State University of New Jersey and Jilin University (吉林大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Jilin University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on May 1, 2008. The Confucius Institute closed in December 2020.