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

Project narrative

In May 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Alaska Anchorage signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Alaska Anchorage. 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 2008, University of Alaska Anchorage and Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Northeast Normal University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute began operations on December 6, 2008 and it was officially established on September 11, 2009. The Confucius Institute closed in 2020.