Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Davis School District

Project narrative

On August 30, 2012, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Davis School District signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Davis School District. 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, Davis School District and Chongqing Education Commission (重庆市教育委员会), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Chongqing Education Commission agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups.