The Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast was officially established in June 2016 as the second Confucius Institute in Ghana, after that of the University of Ghana. In 2008, Hunan City University and the University of Cape Coast signed an agreement for educational exchanges between the two Universities. The two institutions then submitted a joint proposal to Hanban for the establishment of the Confucius Institute. In December 2015, The Confucius Institute Headquarters formally approved the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast. On June 2, 2016, the Confucius Institute at UCC was officially inaugurated to start teaching Chinese language and culture to UCC students in particular, and the people of the Central Region in general. Since its official inauguration, CI UCC has successfully carried out teaching activities in and around the Cape Coast municipality. It has established 10 Chinese language and cultural training centers: including University Practice Senior High School (UPSHS), Qingjian Int’l (Ghana) Development Co. Ltd., Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), Twyford (Ghana) Ceramics Company Ltd., University Primary School (UPS), Penuel International School and West End International School. Out of the training centers, two are cooperative training programs with Chinese enterprises in Ghana while three are Confucius Classrooms. Since its official inauguration, CIUCC has so far trained more than 3,500 students.