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

Project narrative

On July 7, 2006, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Leiden University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Leiden University. 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 2006, Leiden University and Shandong University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shandong 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 October 20, 2006. The final agreement ended on August 31, 2019. The Confucius Institute at Leiden University oversaw the following 2 Confucius Classrooms - ID#102475: OBS Polygoon - ID#102476: Stanislascollege Westplantsoen Delft