Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University

Project narrative

On October 9, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Texas A&M University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University. 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 2007, Texas A&M University and Ocean University of China (中国海洋大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Ocean 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 April 28, 2008. The Confucius Institute closed in July 2018.