Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute in Adelaide

Project narrative

In 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Adelaide signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Adelaide. 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 2007, the University of Adelaide and Shandong University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shandong University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The most recent known 5-year agreement was signed May 2017. The Confucius Institute began operating on March 14, 2007. The Confucius Institute in Adelaide oversaw the following 3 Confucius Classrooms: - ID#94107: Christian Brothers College - ID#94108: Plympton International College - ID#94178: Salisbury High