Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute in Pisa

Project narrative

On December 11, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Université Sainte-Anne signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute in Pisa. 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 2007, Université Sainte-Anne and Chongqing University (重庆大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Chongqing 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 23, 2008. It was the fourth Confucius Institute to be established in Italy. The Confucius Institute in Pisa oversaw the following three Confucius Classrooms - ID#102923: Università per stranieri di Siena - ID#102924: Liceo Statale Antonio Rosmini Grosseto - ID#102925: I.I.S.S. ""A. Pesenti ""- Cascina