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

Project narrative

On October 24, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Kansas signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas. 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 the 2005, University of Kansas and Central China Normal University (华中师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Central China 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 4, 2006. The Confucius Institute began operations on March 17, 2006. The Confucius Institute closed in December 2019.