Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Fachhochschule Stralsund University of Applied Sciences

Project narrative

On October 30, 2015, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Fachhochschule Stralsund University of Applied Sciences signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Fachhochschule Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (Kofuzius-Institut Stralsund). 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 November 11, 2015, the Fachhochschule Stralsund University of Applied Sciences and Hefei University (合肥大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Hefei 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 August 30, 2016. It was the 17th Confucius Institute to be established in Germany.