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

Project narrative

On July 1, 2005, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Free University of Berlin signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the Free University of Berlin. 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 July 1, 2005, the Free University of Berlin and Peking University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Peking University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. This Confucius Institute was the first Confucius Institute in Germany to be established. It was the 20th Confucius Institute in the world to be set up. The Confucius Institute was officially established on April 27, 2006.