Overview

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Classroom at Wigan & Leigh College

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•United KingdomDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United KingdomSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 1, 2008

End (actual): Jun 1, 2009

Geospatial footprint

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This project established the Confucius Classroom at Wigan & Leigh College in Wigan, Manchester, UK. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23358453.

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

Wigan & Leigh College

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Xi'An Bo-Ai International School

Loan desecription

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the Confucius Classroom at Wigan & Leigh College

Narrative

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Project narrative

The Confucius Classroom at Wigan & Leigh College began operations on June 1, 2009; its official establishment was held in December 2008. It was the second independent Confucius Classrooms (独立孔子课堂) to be established in the United Kingdom. The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) awarded the Confucius Classroom status in recognition of the school's achievements in Chinese language and culture education, providing Wigan & Leigh College with a grant. The Chinese partner institute is Xi'An Bo-Ai International School.

Staff comments

The Chinese name of the school is 威根雷学院.