Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University

Project narrative

In 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Western Michigan University signed an agreement to establish the Western Michigan 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 2009, Western Michigan University 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 November 23, 2009. The second contract was signed on May 4, 2016. The Confucius Institute closed on December 30, 2020.