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

Project narrative

On October 29, 2014, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of North Florida signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of North 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. On October 29, 2014, University of North Florida and Shaanxi Normal University (陕西师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shaanxi Normal University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. All the key agreements were signed on October 29, 2014. The Confucius Institute was officially established on October 29, 2014. The Confucius Institute closed in February 2019.