Hanban provides grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at Royal Academy of Cambodia

Project narrative

On December 22, 2009, accompanied by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Soan, Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the first Confucius Institute in Cambodia established at the Royal Academy of Cambodia and delivered a speech. In his speech, Xi Jinping congratulated Cambodia's first Confucius Institute on its listing. He said that this is a symbol of the in-depth development of China-Cambodia friendship and the cultural and educational cooperation between China and Cambodia. The Institute is jointly run by the Royal Academy of Cambodia and China's Jiujiang University in Jiangxi Province. it costs just $5 a month for students to attend, the fee is waived entirely for the children of government officials. The vast majority of the institute’s expenses—teacher salaries, textbooks, teaching materials, other operating costs, and even airfare for students who go on to further study in China—are paid for by the Chinese government. On the third and top floor of the C.I. in Phnom Penh there is a spacious and well air-conditioned room used exclusively to display the various diplomatic and educational events and achievements of C.I. students and staff.