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

Project narrative

On March 11, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Universita degli Studi di Torino signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at the University of Turin. 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, Universita degli Studi di Torino and East China Normal University (华东师范大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. East China Normal 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 October 24, 2008. The Confucius Institute at the University of Turin oversaw the following five Confucius Classrooms - ID#102840: Liceo Classico Statale Carlo Botta - ID#102913: Scuola Internazionale Europea “Altiero Spinelli” - ID#102914: Convitto Nazionale Umberto I - ID#102915: Istituto “Maria Ausiliatrice” - ID#102916: Liceo Linguistico Deledda