Centre for China Studies

Centre for China Studies
中國研究中心
Logo since 2012
Parent institutionFaculty of Arts, CUHK
Established2005 (as CEAS)
2012 (renamed as CCS)
FocusSinology
DirectorProfessor Carole Hoyan
Faculty9 (full-time)
Adjunct faculty7 (adjunct professor and part-time)
SubsidiariesYale-China Chinese Language Academy
Formerly calledCentre for East Asian Studies (until 2012)
AddressRoom 1102, 11/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
Location
 Hong Kong
WebsiteOfficial website
Centre for China Studies
Traditional Chinese中國研究中心
Simplified Chinese中国研究中心
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Yánjiūzhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng gwok yìhn gau jūng sām
JyutpingZung1 gwok3 jin4 gau2 zung1 sam1
Centre for East Asian Studies
Traditional Chinese東亞研究中心
Simplified Chinese东亚研究中心
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngyà Yánjiūzhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdung1 aa3 jin4 gau2 zung1 sam1

The Centre for China Studies (CCS, Chinese: 中國研究中心), formerly the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS, 東亞研究中心), is located in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, providing interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Chinese Studies taught and examined in English for students from around the world.

History

The centre was established in 2005 as the Centre for East Asian Studies.[1]

In 2012, the centre was reorganised and renamed as the Centre for China Studies.[1]: CCS History  In 2019, the centre became part of the Faculty of Arts.[2]

In 2024, the Yale-China Chinese Language Academy (previously Yale-China Chinese Language Centre) was merged into the CCS.[3]

Programmes offering

Undergraduate programmes

  • Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies (Code: CHES)[1]: Programmes and teaching 
    • Since 2005/06 academic year[1]: CCS History 
    • Restructured in 2019 (when merged into the Faculty of Arts)
  • Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Social Science in Contemporary China Studies (Code: CCSS)[4]
    • Transformed to BA in Chinese Studies starting from intake of 2019/20[4]

Postgraduate programmes

The centre also has the following postgraduate programmes:[1]: Programmes and teaching 

Chinese language programmes

The centre offers Chinese language programmes via its Yale-China Chinese Language Academy.[5]

Full-time faculty

Below are the full-time faculty of the centre.[6]

  • Hoyan Hang-fung, Carole, Director, Professor (at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature)
  • Li Chen, Associate Director, Associate Professor, Graduate Division Head of Chinese Studies
  • Tim Summers, Assistant Professor, Programme Director of Master of Arts in Chinese Studies
  • Zhao Xuyi, Assistant Professor
  • Lin Zhenru, Jacqueline, Research Assistant Professor
  • Kristof Van den Troost, Senior Lecturer, Programme Director of Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies
  • Gao Yunwen, Lecturer
  • William Moriarty, Lecturer
  • Sun Lin, Lynn, Lecturer

Leadership

Name Years in Office
Professor Hugh Baker 2005-2007
Professor Billy So 2008-2011
Professor David Faure 2011-2020
Professor Jan Kiely 2020-2023
Professor Carole Hoyan 2023-present

Events

The centre has been organising China Studies seminars on a regular basis.[7]

The centre also organised and co-organised large-scale events, including:

Event Date Reference
International Poet in Hong Kong 2011 [8]
International Poetry Nights 1st 26-30 November 2009 [9][10]
2nd 10-13 November 2011 [11]
International Conference on Historical Anthropology and Twentieth Century China 19-20 December 2016 [12]
2019 International Symposium on "Conjuring the Socialist Rural: Locality, Economy, and Imagination of Village Life in 1950s China" 16-18 May 2019 [13][14]
Policy Innovation in the Greater Bay Area: Smart Inteegration under China's "Dual Circulation" Strategy 5 November 2022 [15][16]
Lecture on "The Greater Bay Area Development and China's 'Dual Circulation' Strategy: The Perspective of National Economic Security" 8 August 2023 [17][18]
The Greater Bay Area (GBA) Asia-Europe Dialogue 2024 16 May 2024 [19][20]
Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China 16th: Land in China, 1900-2024 4-5 January 2024 [21][22]
17th: State-Business Relations in China 17-18 February 2025 [23][24]
The Greater Bay Area Policy Innovation Forum 19 November 2025 [25]
International Symposium on Asia-Europe Development 1st: Asia in Flux: Network Power, New Regionalism, and Global Development 16-18 May 2024 [26]
2nd: China and Asian Connectivity in the Era of Global Geo-economic Fragmentation 18-20 November 2025 [27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "About CCS". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. CCS History. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  2. ^ "CCS Affiliation to the Faculty of Arts". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ^ "About CLA". Yale-China Chinese Language Academy, CUHK. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "BA/BSSc in Contemporary China Studies". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Chinese Language Programmes". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Full-time Faculty". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Events". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  8. ^ Information Services Office, CUHK (4 April 2011). "International Poet in Hong Kong" (PDF). CUHK Newsletter. No. 375. self-published. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  9. ^ CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office (11 November 2009). "Biggest Ever International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong Opens for Public Registration" (Press release). self-published. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  10. ^ Information Services Office, CUHK (4 January 2010). "Music of the 'Other Voice': International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong" (PDF). CUHK Newsletter. No. 350. self-published. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  11. ^ Information Services Office, CUHK (19 October 2011). "International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2011" (PDF). CUHK Newsletter. No. 385. self-published. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  12. ^ "International Conference on Historical Anthropology and Twentieth Century China". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  13. ^ "2019 International Symposium". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  14. ^ "International Symposium on "Conjuring the Socialist Rural: Locality, Economy, and Imagination of Village Life in 1950s China"". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Policy Innovation in the Greater Bay Area: Smart Inteegration under China's "Dual Circulation" Strategy 粵港澳大灣區政策創新：「雙循環」戰略下的區域融合發展". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Symposium 'Policy Innovation in the Greater Bay Area: Smart Integration under China's "Dual Circulation" Strategy' Successfully Held". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Lecture on "The Greater Bay Area Development and China's 'Dual Circulation' Strategy: The Perspective of National Economic Security"". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Lecture on "The Greater Bay Area Development and China's "Dual Circulation" Strategy: The Perspective of National Economic Security"". CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  19. ^ "The Greater Bay Area (GBA) Asia-Europe Dialogue". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  20. ^ "The Greater Bay Area (GBA) Asia-Europe Dialogue 2024 successfully held". CUHK Campuses Collaboration Office (CCCO). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  21. ^ "The Sixteenth Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China (4-5 January 2024)". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  22. ^ Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (March 2024). Lai, Chi-tim (ed.). "The Sixteenth Gradate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China" (PDF). ICS Bulletin. No. 1. self-published. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  23. ^ "The 17th Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  24. ^ "The 17th Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China Successfully Concluded". CUHK Faculty of ARTS. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  25. ^ "The Greater Bay Area Policy Forum". CUHK Faculty of ARTS. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  26. ^ "The 1st International Symposium on Asia-Europe Development: "Asia in Flux: Network Power, New Regionalism, and Global Development"". Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  27. ^ "The 2nd International Symposium on Asia-Europe Development: "China and Asian Connectivity in the Era of Global Geo-economic Fragmentation"". CUHK Faculty of ARTS. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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