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

Project narrative

On May 16, 2011, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Lorraine (Université de Lorrain) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Lorraine. 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 2011, University of Lorraine and Wuhan University of Technology (武汉理工大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Wuhan University of Technology 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 16, 2011.