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

Project narrative

On May 20, 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of West Florida signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of West Florida. 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 West Florida and Sichuan International Studies University (四川外国语大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Sichuan International Studies 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 May 2, 2014. The Confucius Institute closed in Fall 2017.