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

Project narrative

In 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Saskatchewan signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Saskatchewan. 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 2011, University of Saskatchewan and Beijing Institute of Technology, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Institute of Technology agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. Hanban approved the setup of the Confucius Institute on August 26, 2011. The Confucius Institute was officially established on June 18, 2012.