Project ID: 73098

China establishes Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe (linked to #18777)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zimbabwe

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2006-01-01

Geography

Description

On 30 August, 2006, a Confucius Institute was officially established at the University of Zimbabwe. The facility was jointly built by the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) and the University of Zimbabwe. Present at the handover ceremony were Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhang Xianyi, and Zimbabwean Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Stan Mudenge. The value of the donated Confucius Institute is unknown. According to the Hanban source, the Confucius Institute officially began running on 5 March, 2007. This project is completed. Also during the handover ceremony, the Chinese Ambassador facilitated a donation from the Chinese government worth $100,000 USD to the Institute (captured in linked project #18777).

Additional details

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

University of Zimbabwe [Miscellaneous Agency Type]

Implementing agencies [Type]

University of Zimbabwe [Miscellaneous Agency Type]