Overview

Hanban provides $1.7 million grant for renovation and extension of Confucius Institute at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus (Linked to Record ID#44175)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,889,882

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•FijiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Oceania, regionalSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Oct 13, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the renovation and extension of the facilities of the Confucius Institute at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus in Fiji. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/457090692.

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

Intergovernmental Organizations

University of the South Pacific (USP)

Loan description

Hanban provides $1.7 million grant for renovation and extension of Confucius Institute at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus (Linked to Record ID#44175)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2017, Haban provided a $1,775,994 grant to the University of the South Pacific for the Confucius Institute at its Laucala Campus in Fiji. The purpose of the project was to extend and renovate the facilities of the Confucius Institute at the Laucala Campus. A formal groundbreaking ceremony took place on October 13, 2017.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Model CI USP Project or the Model CI-USP Project. The Confucius Institute at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus was first inaugurated on September 6, 2012 (see Record ID#44175). As of 2017, 4,086 students and staff had taken up the opportunity to learn Chinese language and culture at this Confucius Institute.