Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2006

Chinese Studies S ince its founding, The Chinese University has devoted itself to the modernization and promulgation of Chinese culture. Among its founders and teachers were visionary Chinese scholars, including Chi’enMu and Tang Jun-i. Today, CUHK has evolved into a global-minded institution steeped in Chinese culture. The aim of this major area is to consolidate the University’s strengths in the area so CUHK will become a world-leading centre for Chinese Studies. Longstanding Strengths Being a University with a unique bilingual and multicultural tradition in Hong Kong, CUHK has an edge in conducting teaching and research on China. Factors contributing to its edge include academic freedom and proximity to the Mainland, an international mindset and respect for tradition, robust connections with top centres for Chinese Studies the world over, and interdisciplinarity in the study of China. In the five years from 2001 to the end of 2006, China-related studies at the University secured research funds to the tune of $450 million and laid claim to 40% of CUHK’s total research grants received. It had over 750 research projects, over 2,800 refereed publications in Chinese or English, and over 600 professors from seven faculties and the School of Law whose research involves China or a Chinese context.