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

Project narrative

On June 6, 2014, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Tufts University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Tufts University. 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 2014, Tufts University and Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Normal 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 24, 2015. The Confucius Institute closed in 2021.