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

Project narrative

On August 28, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Cleveland State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Cleveland 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 2008, Cleveland State University and Capital University of Economics and Business (首都经济贸易大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Capital University of Economics and Business 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 10, 2009. The Confucius Institute was scheduled to be closed in 2021.