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

Project narrative

On January 26, 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Charles Darwin University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Charles Darwin 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 March 8, 2011, the Confucius Institute at Charles Darwin University, Anhui Normal University, and Hainan University, the cooperating partners, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Anhui Normal University and Hainan University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. In 2021, the Confucius Institute received US$236,000 (A$327,761) in funding from its Chinese partner universities, Anhui Normal University and Hainan University. The Confucius Institute was officially established on July 31, 2012. The Confucius Institute at Charles Darwin University oversaw the following Confucius Classroom: - ID#94105: Confucius Classroom at Woodroffe Primary School