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

Project narrative

On June 7, 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and University of Florence signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Florence. 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 2013, University of Florence and Tongji University (同济大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Tongji 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 March 31, 2014.