Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of Confucius Institute at McMaster University

Project narrative

On November 3, 2008, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and at McMaster University signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at McMaster University. As part of the agreement, Hanban is obligated to provide teaching materials, an annual fund, and numbers of Chinese instructors. The funds are dispersed through a local Bank of China account or other approved bank account created by the institute. The agreement has a 5-year validity and automatically renews at the end of every 5-year term. On November 3, 2008, at McMaster University and Beijing Language and Culture University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Beijing Language and Culture University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially established on December 19, 2008 but it ended in July 2013.