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

Project narrative

On March 11, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Akron signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Akron. 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, the University of Akron and Henan University (河南大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Henan 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 17, 2008. The Confucius Institute closed on June 30, 2022.