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Overview

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

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2008
End (actual)
Sep 9, 2008

Geospatial footprint

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This project provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota. The Confucius Institute was located at the Coffman Memorial Union on the 4th floor. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/30056874.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of Minnesota

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Capital Normal University

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Minnesota signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota. 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 2008, University of Minnesota and Capital Normal University (首都师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Capital 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 September 9, 2008 and it was closed in 2019.