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

Project narrative

In May 2012 the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Texas Southern University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Texas Southern 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. On May 31, 2012, Texas Southern University and Beijing Jiaotong University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Jiaotong 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 April 12, 2013. The Confucius Institute closed in 2018.