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

Project narrative

On October 8, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Padova signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Padova. 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 2008, University of Padova and Guangzhou University (广州大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Guangzhou 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 April 10, 2009. The Confucius Institute at the University of Padova oversaw the following two Confucius Classrooms - ID#102926: ""G. Carducci"" - Ferrara - ID# 102927: ""E. De Amicis"" – Rovigo