Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the UCL Institute of Education (Linked to Record ID#89914 and #90013)

Project narrative

On October 18, 2006, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust of England (SSAT) and Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) signed an agreement to establish a Confucius Institute to promote the teaching of Chinese language and culture in primary and secondary schools in England. The institute was formally opened in July 2007 with 5 SSAT Confucius Classrooms. This project is separately tracked in ID#89914. On June 8, 2012, the Institute of Education at the University College London signed an agreement with the Confucius Institute Headquarters of China to assume control of the SSAT Confucius Institute as the SSAT's contract with the UK government ended in 2011. As part of the agreement, Hanban is obligated to provide teaching materials, courseware, books, to authorize the use of online courses, to provide a set amount of annual funds according to needs, and to send Chinese instructors and pay for their air fares and salaries. 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. It automatically extended for 5 more years on June 8, 2017. The cooperating institution is Peking University and the Affiliated Peking University High School. On June 22, 2017, the Model Confucius Institute was completed and opened at the UCL School of Education, providing brand-new teacher training and research facilities and equipment. The Model institute is separately funded by Hanan and is tracked in Record ID#90013. Currently, there are more than 9,000 students studying Chinese in the 45 UCL-IOE Confucius Classrooms. The Confucius Institute at the UCL Institute of Education oversaw the following 55 Confucius Classrooms: - ID#90567: Calday Grange Grammar School - ID#90569: St Mary Magdalene Academy - ID#90598: Lambeth Academy - ID#90572: Greasby Infant School - ID#90573: Rosendale Primary School - ID#90575: Robin Hood Primary School - ID#90599: Torquay Boys’ Grammar School - ID#90600: Upton Hall School - ID#90613: Beths Grammar School - ID#90614: Brockenhurst College - ID#90615: Dartford Grammar School - ID#90617: Finham Park School/Stoke Park School - ID#90618: Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre - ID#90620: Carmel RC College - ID#90622: Trinity School - ID#90623: Queen’s School - ID#90624: Katharine Lady Berkeley's School - ID#90625: St Chad's College - ID#90626: Wellington College - ID#90627: Kingsford Community School - ID#90628: Hummersknott School & Language College - ID#90363: Alexandra Park School - ID#90872: Anglo European School - ID#90873: Bay House School & Sixth Form - ID#90877: Becket Keys Church of England School - ID#90879: Benenden School - ID#90880: Christ’s College Finchley - ID#90881: Downe House School - ID#90899: Gumley House Convent High School - ID#90900: Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre - ID#90901: Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre - ID#90902: Lister Community School - ID#90903: Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys - ID#90904: Sir Roger Manwood’s School - ID#90905: UCL Academy - ID#90906: Urswick School - ID#90907: Devonport High School for Girls - ID#90908: Millfield School - ID#90362: Dixie Grammar School - ID#90910: Queen Mary’s Grammar School - ID#90911: Uppingham School - ID#90912: Oundle School - ID#90913: Archbishop Sentamu Academy - ID#91054: New Line Learning Academy - ID#91055: Durham Johnston Comprehensive School - ID#91059: Saddleworth School - ID#91056: Lincoln Christ Hospital School - ID#91063: Our Lady's Convent High School - ID#91067: Peninsula Group Confucius Classroom - ID#91073: St Catherine's College - ID#90870: Essex - ID#90809: Manor School - ID#90629: Wade Deacon High School federated with Fairfield High School - ID#90640: King Edward VII School - ID#90641: Silverdale School