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

Project narrative

On January 30, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Rhode Island signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Rhode Island. 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, University of Rhode Island and Zhejiang University (浙江大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Zhejiang 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 November 25, 2007. The Confucius Institute closed in December 2018.