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

Project narrative

In 2010, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Middle Tennessee University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Middle Tennessee 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 2010, Middle Tennessee University and Hangzhou Normal University (杭州师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Hangzhou Normal 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 21, 2010. The Confucius Institute closed in 2020.