Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at China Institute

Project narrative

In June 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the China Institute (华美协进社) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at China Institute. 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 2005, China Institute and East China Normal University (华东师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. East China 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 14, 2005. The Confucius Institute at China Institute oversaw the following 3 Confucius Classrooms - ID#104289: White Plains Public School - ID#104290: Trinity School - ID#104291: United Nations International School