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

Project narrative

On June 14, 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig. 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 October 2007, University of Leipzig and Renmin University of China, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Renmin University of China agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on April 9, 2008. The Confucius Institute was the first Confucius Institute to be established in former East Germany. The Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig oversaw the following Confucius Classroom - ID#101446: Salzmannschule in Schnepfenthal