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

Project narrative

On April 15, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and San Francisco State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at San Francisco 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 the second half of 2005, San Francisco State University and Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing 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 in July 2005, and it began operations on February 15, 2006. The Confucius Institute closed in May 2019. The Confucius Institute at San Francisco State University oversaw the following 2 Confucius Classrooms - ID#104210: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy - ID#104209: Cornerstone Academy