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

Project narrative

In 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Augusta University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Augusta 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 2013, Augusta University and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (上海中医药大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on March 28, 2014.