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

Project narrative

On September 2, 2014, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Comenius University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Leiden University. 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 2014, Comenius University and Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (上海对外经贸大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on May 12, 2015.