The Centre for China Studies (CCS, ), formerly the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS, ), is located in
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and ...
, providing interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programs in
Chinese Studies taught and examined in English for students from around the world.
History
The centre was previously known as the Centre for East Asian Studies.
Mission
Their mission is to promote scholarship on China and understanding of
Chinese culture
Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...
in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
and around the world.
CEAS Director's Message
Centre faculty
*Billy Kee-long So, Director, PhD (A.N.U.), Professor of History
*Ann Huss, Associate Director, PhD (Columbia), Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies
*Jan Kiely, Associate Director, PhD (UC Berkeley), Associate Professor of Chinese Studies
*Bei Dao
Bei Dao (, born August 2, 1949) is the pen name of the Chinese-American writer Zhao Zhenkai (S: 赵振开, T: 趙振開, P: ''Zhào Zhènkāi''). Among the most acclaimed Chinese-language poets of his generation, he is often regarded as a candida ...
, Poet, Professor of Humanities
*Sui-wai Cheung, DPhil (Oxon), Assistant Professor, History
*John Lagerwey, PhD (Harvard), Professor of Chinese Studies
*William Shi-yuan Wang, PhD (Michigan), Wei Lun Research Professor of Chinese Linguistics and Engineering
*Stan Hok-wui Wong, PhD (UCLA), Assistant Professor, Government and Public Administration
*Dennis Tao Yang, PhD (Chicago), Professor, Economics
Events
CCS has been organising large-scale events:
* International Poets in Hong Kong
* International Poetry Nights 2009
References
External links
Official website
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Chinese University of Hong Kong