Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Saint Mary's University

Project narrative

On October 25, 2010, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Saint Mary's University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Saint Mary's 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 25, 2010, Saint Mary's University and Xiamen University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Xiamen University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established October 25, 2010 and it began operations on October 20, 2010. The two most recent five-year contracts were 2015-2020 and 2021-2025.