Ministry of Education of China funds the Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University

On Feb 5th, 2007, the Hebei University of Economics and Business signed an agreement with Kathmandu University under the supervision of the Ministry of Education of China to open a Confucius Institute. The Confucius Institute is the first Confucius Institute in Nepal.

The Confucius Institute is a non-profit public educational organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China whose aim is to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally, and facilitate cultural exchange.

CIKU has 4 Confucius Classrooms and 9 teaching points, 2129 registered participants, offering different levels of curriculum such as undergraduate Chinese compulsory and elective courses, postgraduate Chinese elective courses, adult Chinese courses, local teacher Chinese language training, elementary school Chinese courses etc., and business, tourists, media reporters Chinese language classes.

Confucius Institute is Chinese test centers for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), HSK Speaking Test (HSKK), and Youth Chinese Test (YCT).