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

Project narrative

On September 16, 2013, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the University of Bahrain signed an agreement to establish the Confucius Institute at University of Bahrain. 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. In 2013, the University of Bahrain and Shanghai University, the cooperating partner, signed a supplementary implementation agreement. Shanghai University agreed to provide one or two visiting scholars annually, donate teaching materials, and receive student study groups. The Confucius Institute was officially opened on April 15, 2014.