Overview

China opens a Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University at Nepal

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•NepalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NepalSector•EducationFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 14, 2018

Start (planned): Jun 15, 2018

Start (actual): Jun 15, 2018

End (actual): Aug 16, 2022

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The purpose of this project was to open a Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University at Nepal. TU Rd, Kirtipur 44618, Nepal Additional locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/328701969

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

Tribhuvan University

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)
Qinghai University of Nationalities

Loan desecription

China opens a Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University at Nepal

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 15, 2018, East China University of Technology (ECUT) signed an agreement with Tribhuvan University under the supervision of the Ministry of Education of China to open a Confucius Institute. On October 13, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping officially signed the construction agreement with Nepali Prime Minister at Kathmandu. On April 14, 2020, Hanban officially approved both ECUT and Qinghai University of Nationalities to open the Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University. The Confucius Institute is the second Confucius Institute in Nepal. On August 19, 2020, the Confucius Institute hosted the first online Chinese-tutoring program, attracting over 90 students. On August 16, 2022, the Confucius Institute was officially opened by the Chinese ambassador and several Nepali and Chinese dignitaries.