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

Project narrative

On March 10, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Belgium China Association (比利时中国协会) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Brussels. 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 2005, Belgium China Association and Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Foreign Studies University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on September 9, 2006.