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

Project narrative

In 2010, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Confucius Institute in Geneva signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Geneva. 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 December 10, 2010, University of Geneva and Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Renmin University of China agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on November 8, 2011. This was the first Confucius Institute to be established in Switzerland.