Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute of Artois

Project narrative

On February 28, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Artois University (Université d'Artois) signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute of Artois. 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 2008, Artois University and Nanjing University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Nanjing 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 23, 2008. It was the ninth Confucius Institute to be established in France.