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

Project narrative

In 2014, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Northern State University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the Northern State 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. On October 13, 2014, Northern State University and University of Jinan (济南大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. University of Jinan 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 10, 2015. The Confucius Institute closed on June 21, 2020.