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Hanban donates 5,000 books to 30 schools in North Korea

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011
Start (actual)
Jun 17, 2011
End (actual)
Jun 17, 2011

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This project involved donating books to 30 educational institutions in the DPRK, including Kim Il-Sung University (김일성종합대학). For more detailed locational information on known recipients, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/36332596.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • North Korea National Education Commission

Loan desecription

Hanban donates 5,000 books to 30 schools in North Korea

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 17, 2011, the Chinese Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) donated 5000 books to 10 universities and 20 middle and elementary schools in North Korea, including Kim Il-sung University. The purpose of this grant was to allow Korean youth to improve their Chinese, while also learning about Chinese culture and Chinese "efforts to build a harmonious, democratic, prosperous and strong socialist country," according to a press release from the Chinese Embassy in North Korea. The Chinese books donated by Hanban were divided into five categories, including Chinese teaching books, reference books, ancient Chinese mythological story books, and business books. The Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Hongcai Liu presented the Chinese books to Tian Kewan, Vice Chairman of the North Korean Education Commission.