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

Project narrative

On May 20, 2010, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Leon signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Leon. 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, the University of Leon and Xiangtan University (湘潭大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Xiangtan 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 14, 2011.