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

Project narrative

On June 11, 2014, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Paderborn signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Paderborn. 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 In June 2014, the University of Paderborn and Xidian University (西安电子科技大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Xidian University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established in June 2015.