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

Project narrative

In September 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Kennesaw State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Kennesaw 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, Kennesaw State University and Yangzhou University (扬州大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Yangzhou 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 August 17, 2009.