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Confucius Institute established at Barbados University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•BarbadosDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BarbadosSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Jul 11, 2014
End (actual)
May 18, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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The project established a Confucius Institute at the Barbados University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus in Cave Hill, Barbados. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/95899397

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

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Barbados Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT)
  • China University of Political Science and Law

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus

Loan description

Confucius Institute established at Barbados University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to Haban, the Confucius Institute at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus was founded July 7, 2014. On October 9, 2014, representatives of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) and UWI Cave Hill signed an implementation agreement for the establishment of the institute according to the CUPL website. It officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 22, 2015, though the teaching building was incomplete. The groundbreaking ceremony for the institute's teaching building took place on July 11, 2014, and it opened May 18, 2017. Its mission is to provide instruction on Chinese language and culture, facilitate cultural exchanges, and promote cooperation between China and Barbados. The institute, for example, hosts 3-hour Chinese language classes, typically consisting of about 13 students. It also provides classes to primary and secondary school students, including students from St. Stephen’s Primary School and Ellerslie Secondary School.