Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute in Alsace

Project narrative

On January 23, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Region of Alsace and 9 organizations signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Alsace. 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 August 15, 2008, the Region of Alsace and 9 organizations and Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Jiangsu Provincial People's Government agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on September 10, 2010. The Confucius Institute was the first Confucius Institute to be established in eastern France. The Confucius Institute currently constitutes Jiangsu Education Department, Hohai University (河海大学), and multiple French government agencies.