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Overview

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the BKC Confucius Classroom under the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan (Linked to Record ID#43870)

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•JapanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JapanSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 20, 2014

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

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Ritsumeikan University

Loan description

Hanban provides a grant for the establishment of the BKC Confucius Classroom under the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan (Linked to Record ID#43870)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

The BKC Confucius Classroom was established on October 20, 2014. The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) awarded the Confucius Classroom status in recognition of the school's achievements in Chinese language and culture education, providing Ritsumeikan University with a grant.

Staff comments

1. Ritsumeikan University’s International Food Culture Research Center (国际食文化研究中心) is the collaborating entity with the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan, which oversees this Confucius Classroom. The Japanese name for the International Food Culture Research Center was国際食文化研究センター. This research center is now known as the Integrated Food Research Center (食総合研究センター). 2. BKC is an acronym for Ritsumeikan University’s Biwako Kusatsu Campus. The Chinese name of the project is BKC课堂. The Japanese of the project is BKC学堂.