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

Project narrative

In 2012, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Auburn University at Montgomery signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Auburn University at Montgomery. 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 2012, Auburn University at Montgomery and Hubei University of Economics (湖北经济学院), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Hubei University of 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 November 2, 2012. The Confucius Institute closed in June 2019.