“New Asia Lectures on Confucianism” is generously sponsored by the Moonchu Foundation. The 9th New Asia Lectures on Confucianism will be held in October 2023, and it is our honor to have invited Professor YU Wanli to be our speaker. Professor Yu is the Chair Professor, Ma Yifu Academy of Zhejiang University. Details of the lectures are as follows:

1st Lecture

Topic: “Tracing the Source: Confucian Classics the Book of Poetry and the Analects”

Moderator: Professor CHEUNG Kam Siu, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK

Date: 4 October 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK (This lecture will be held at the College Bi-weekly Assembly)

2nd Lecture

Topic: “Confucius’s Joy and Concern: Seen from Confucian Classics”

Moderator: Professor CHENG Chung Yi, Department of Philosophy, CUHK

Date: 7 October 2023 (Saturday)

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Venue: Function Room AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

3rd Lecture

Topic: “Stone Classics in Han and Wei Dynasties: Similarities and Differences between New Text School and Old Text School”

Moderator: Professor David Chai, Department of Philosophy, CUHK

Date: 9 October 2023 (Monday)

Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm

Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, CUHK

(This Lecture is jointly organized by New Asia College and Department of Philosophy, CUHK)

All lectures will be conducted in Putonghua.

Participation in person or via Zoom online is also welcome.

Meanwhile, there is a display of publications by Professor Yu Wanli at G/F, New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library from 18 September to 22 October 2023.

For enquiries, please contact Mr. Jack Wong, Dean of Students’ Office (Tel: 3943-1690; Email: jackwong@cuhk.edu.hk) or Miss Angela Leung, Dean of Students’ Office (Tel: 3943-9589; Email: angelaleung@cuhk.edu.hk).

The theme for this year’s exchange programme is “Ethnicity, Migration and Identity”, and its application has already started.  All New Asia full-time undergraduates are welcome to apply. (Applicants are expected to have good understanding of the theme in both Hong Kong and the Mainland, and from a global perspective.).  Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend a selection interview on October 20 (Friday) .  Interested students should submit on-line application at College website on or before September 30, 2023.  For further enquiries, please contact Mr. Jason Yeung of the Dean of Students’ Office (Tel: 39437612; Email: jasonyeung@cuhk.edu.hk)

By joining the programme, you can:

• Expand your network by knowing alumni with different expertise, you would also learn from their life experiences sharing;
• Share common interests, organize activities to exchange experiences;
• Expand your friend zone in New Asia College;

*We welcome international students, hoping to promote cultural exchange.

The College will organize a Career Talks Day to provide career information in different fields to the mentees. All students of New Asia College are welcome to join the Programme.

Online Application: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13672916

Deadline for application: 28 September 2023

Enquiries: Mr. Kelvin Cheung of the Dean of Students’ Office (Tel.: 3943-9680; E-mail: kelvin@cuhk.edu.hk)