Hanban provides a grant for the Confucius Institute at the University of Ljubljana

Project narrative

In 2009, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Ljubljana signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Ljubljana. 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 2009, University of Ljubljana 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 August 27, 2009.