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

Project narrative

On May 1, 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Michigan State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Michigan State 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 2006, Michigan State University and the Open University of China (中央广播电大), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. The Open 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 May 15, 2006. The Confucius Institute closed in 2021.