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

Project narrative

On July 19, 2007, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and Oriental University of Napoli signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at Leiden University. 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, Oriental University of Napoli and Shanghai International Studies University (上海外国语大学), the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai International Studies 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 December 20, 2007. The Confucius Institute at Oriental University of Napoli oversaw the following six Confucius Classrooms - ID#102805: ITIS “G. Dorso” - ID#102832: 63° “Andrea Doria” - ID#102833: Liceo Pimentel Fonseca - ID#102834: IPSSAR “Esposito Ferraioli” - ID#102853: Liceo Classic Perito-Levi - ID#102855: Scuola Primaria Bilingue di Benevento