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

Project narrative

On November 2, 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Oregon signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Oregon. 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 2009, University of Oregon and East China Normal University (华东师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. East China Normal 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 October 1, 2010. The second contract was renewed in 2014. The Confucius Institute closed in April 2019. The Confucius Institute at Portland State University oversaw the following Confucius Classroom - Record ID#104271: Oak Hill School