Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Pays de la Loire

Project narrative

On April 13, 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), the Region of Pays de la Loire, and the City of Angers signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Pays de la Loire. 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 2009, the Region of Pays de la Loire, the City of Angers and Ludong University (鲁东大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Ludong 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 November 28, 2009. The Confucius Institute was the 12th Confucius Institute to be established in France.