Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute Metropole Ruhr at University of Duisburg-Essen

Project narrative

On May 18, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Duisburg-Essen signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute Metropole Ruhr at University of Duisburg-Essen. 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 September 2009, University of Duisburg-Essen and Wuhan University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Wuhan 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 November 6, 2009.