Congratulations to Institute of Chinese Studies for Its Nomination for the "Overseas Impactful Award for Sinology"
The "Tribute to Sinology: The 3rd Sinology Ceremony for Global Chinese" has recently announced its award nominations. With its outstanding achievements in academic exchanges, the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) is nominated for the "Overseas Impactful Award for Sinology" with two other renowned international academic institutions—Harvard-Yenching Institute in the US and the Academy of Chinese Culture on the mainland. ICS is the only Hong Kong institution in the nomination list. It is really an honour to be recognised by the international community.
Jointly organised by Yuelu Academy, Dunhe Foundation, Phoenix Net, and Phoenix Television, the "Tribute to Sinology: Sinology Ceremony for Global Chinese" is a biennial event to promote the traditional Chinese culture, enhance the cultural confidence of overseas Chinese, and contribute to the healthy development of sinology research and communication. The Institute of Chinese Studies would continue to adhere to its mission of exploring the Chinese traditional culture, enhancing the standards of Chinese cultural research and teaching, and facilitating academic exchanges in the field of Chinese cultural studies all over the world.
Young Scholars' Forum in Chinese Studies 2019
The Sixth Young Scholars' Forum in Chinese Studies will be held on 23–25 May 2019. The forum is now calling for paper proposals to the theme, "A Century of Change: Revisiting the Legacy of May Fourth." Ph.D. students (after completing qualifying examination) and recent Ph.D. holders with less than five years' work experience are invited to present their recent research output in any aspect of Chinese studies, including but not limited to history, literature, religion, art, and thought.
1. Deadline for Paper Proposals: 4 January 2019
2. Acceptance Notification: 24 January 2019
3. Full Paper Submission Deadline: 9 April 2019
Public Lecture by CUHK-CCK Foundation Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese Studies Visiting Scholar 2018
With the support of the CUHK-CCK Foundation Asia-Pacific for Chinese Studies, the Visiting Scholar Scheme was launched from the year 2015. This scheme aims at inviting renowned scholars in the area of East Asian studies to visit CUHK and to give public lectures in the area of Chinese studies in Southeast Asia. This year, the following two scholars were invited as the APC Visiting Scholars. | Name of Scholars | Affiliation | Visit Period | | 1 | LEE Yau-ting | National Taiwan University | 03 Oct 2018 to 06 Oct 2018 | | 2 | CHOW Kai-wing | University of Illinois | 17 Oct 2018 – to 26 Oct 2018 |
Lee Hysan Visiting Scholar Scheme, USC
The Universities Service Centre for China Studies has admitted the following scholars to the Lee Hysan Visiting Scholar Scheme and provided grants for them to conduct research. All incoming visiting scholars have been invited to give seminars or talks during their stay. For the latest information, please visit the USC website. | Name of Scholars | Affiliation | Visit Period | | 1 | LI Jiashu | Anhui University | 30 July 2018 to 28 Aug 2018 | | 2 | WANG Junyang | School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University | 14 Aug 2018 to 7 Sep 2018 | | 3 | Lorraine Chi Man WONG | University of Otago, New Zealand | 1 Sep 2018 to 30 Sep 2018 | | 4 | ZHANG Nan | Documentary Director | 13 Sep 2018 to 15 Sep 2018 | | 5 | ZHOU Fangsheng | Documentary Director | 18 Oct 2018 to 22 Oct 2018 |
Oxfam Visiting Scholar Programme, USC
This project responds to Oxfam's vision of a "World without Poverty" and the strategy of "Bring Oxfam to China, Bring China to Oxfam", and supports the USC by inviting mainland and overseas scholars from the fields of poverty reduction and sustainable social development.
| Name of Scholars | Affiliation | Visit Period | | 1 | FU Huishu | School of Law, Nanchang University | 1 Aug 2018 to 30 Aug 2018 | | 2 | ZHOU Enyu | Guizhou University | 10 Aug 2018 to 10 Sep 2018 | | 3 | GU Bin | South China University of Technology | 17 Aug 2018 to 17 Sep 2018 | | 4 | DUAN Zhong Xian | Guizhou University | 20 Sep 2018 to 20 Oct 2018 | | 5 | WU Guofu | College of Ethnology and Sociology, Guangxi University for Nationalities | 1 Oct 2018 to 30 Oct 2018 | | 6 | SHANG Yanguang | China Three Gorges Corporation | 2 Oct 2018 to 29 Oct 2018 | | 7 | ZENG Ying | Xiangnan College | 1 Nov 2018 to 30 Nov 2018 | | 8 | CHEN Hongsheng | School of Architecture, Southeast University | 26 Nov 2018 to 17 Dec 2018 | | 9 | DONG Ying | Power Supervision Research Center, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Party School | 26 Nov 2018 to 26 Dec 2018 |
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