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

Project narrative

In 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Frankfurt University (Göthe Universität Frankfurt am Main) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Frankfurt University (KIF). 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 September 17, 2007, Frankfurt University and Fudan University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Fudan 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 April 25, 2008. The Frankfurt University did not renew the third five-year contract; that expired in February 2023. The current name of the Confucius Institute is Confucius Institute Frankfurt (Konfuzius-Institut Frankfurt am Main).