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

Project narrative

In 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Southern Maine signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Southern Maine. 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 Southern Maine and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (东北财经大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics 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 8, 2013. The Confucius Institute closed on June 10, 2021.