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Overview

China opens up the first Confucius Institute at Papua New Guinea at the University of Technology

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Papua New GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Papua New GuineaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Feb 19, 2021
End (actual)
Feb 19, 2021

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

  • Government of Papua New Guinea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chongqing Normal University
  • Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech)

Loan description

China opens up the first Confucius Institute at Papua New Guinea at the University of Technology

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 19, 2021, China opened up the first Confucius Institute in Papua New Guinea at the University of Technology. The PNG University of Technology (Unitech) will cooperate with Chongqing Normal University based in China's southwestern Chongqing Municipality to run the program. About 300 Unitech students and staff have applied for enrollment in the institute. The institute is officially approved by the Confucius institute Headquarters on July 3, 2022. Chinese Ambassador to PNG Xue Bing, PNG Governor-General Bob Dadae, Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil, PNG Ambassador to China Don Sawong, Unitech Vice Chancellor Ora Renagi attended the inaugural ceremony.