Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at State College of Optometry, State University of New York

Project narrative

On April 22, 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the State College of Optometry, State University of New York signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at State College of Optometry, State University of New York. 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 2009, State College of Optometry, State University of New York and Wenzhou Medical University (温州医科大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Wenzhou Medical University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established in October 2010. The Confucius Institute closed in December 2022.