Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at St. Cloud State University

Project narrative

On August 30, 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the St. Cloud State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at St. Cloud State 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, St. Cloud State University and the Education Department of Jilin Province (吉林省教育厅), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. The Education Department of Jilin Province agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established in May 2014.