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

Project narrative

In 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Tennessee signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Tennessee. 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 2013, University of Tennessee and Southeast University (东南大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Southeast 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 April 12, 2013.