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

Project narrative

In March 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Erfurt University of Applied Sciences signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Erfurt University of Applied Sciences. 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 March 2011, Erfurt University of Applied Sciences and Zhejiang University of Science & Technology, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Zhejiang University of Science & Technology 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 7, 2011.