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Honban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at University of Novi Sad

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•SerbiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SerbiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 30, 2013
Start (actual)
Aug 30, 2013
End (actual)
May 27, 2014

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This project was implemented at the University of Novi Sad in the city of Novi Sad. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/44131407.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of Novi Sad

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of Novi Sad
  • Zhejiang A & F University (ZAFU)

Loan desecription

Honban provides grant for establishment of Confucius Institute at University of Novi Sad

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 30, 2013, the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and partner Chinese university Zhejiang A & F University signed an implementation agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Novi Sad. The inauguration ceremony was held on May 27, 2014. It is the second such institute established by China’s Hanban in Serbia. The Confucius Institute has established 16 Chinese language teaching points in primary schools, middle schools, and universities in Novi Sad, Belgrade, and Sabac. In addition, CI at UNS has opened Chinese language credit courses at the Faculty of Philosophy of UNS and at Karlovci High School. Karlovci High School was officially granted Confucius Classroom in March 2018. In addition, CI at UNS is also the first Confucius Institute in the world that features the spread of Chinese tea culture.