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

Project narrative

In 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of South Carolina signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of South Carolina. 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 South Carolina and Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Language and Culture 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 July 3, 2008. The Confucius Institute closed in 2021.