As part of its “East Meets West” talk series, The Beijing Center (TBC) hosted a virtual conversation with Loyola Marymount University in California, Ateneo de Davao University in southern Philippines, and Five Loaves and Two Fish, a Beijing-based organisation supporting … Continued
Chinese author and scholar Dr Chen Xinyu visited The Beijing Center recently to share her work on tombstones of foreign missionaries that are helping to uncover the history of the Jesuits in China. Dr Chen has authored more than 30 … Continued
The Beijing Center (TBC) hosted a Virtual Internship Showcase to recap the student-interns’ experiences during their Fall 2020 semester. TBC began offering virtual internship experiences to students interested in China and its growing business market as one way of adapting … Continued
Each semester, students at The Beijing Center (TBC) are encouraged to participate in local service-learning activities to practice the Jesuit tradition of helping others and attaining a sense of social responsibility. This fall semester, TBC students volunteered at Five Loaves … Continued
The Beijing Center (TBC) is working towards establishing new academic programmes and qualification frameworks that maintain high standards for their students and are the best fit for face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning. This fall, it reopened its doors to first … Continued
The prestigious Jesuit journal, La Civiltà Cattolica, has launched a new edition in simplified Chinese to mark its 170th anniversary, and as a gesture of friendship in the spirit of Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci. Founded in 1850, the Italian … Continued
“The past,” Faulkner warned “is never dead”, nor is it really past. Until we break down the barrier of division and fear that goes back many generations, no new bridges of hope can be built. Ever since General Congregations 35 … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Rome and the Jesuits of Canada and the United States have donated medical supplies to two COVID-19 designated hospitals in Hubei province. The General Curia sent 1,800 surgical N95 masks to Jingzhou No 1 People′s … Continued
The Beijing Center (TBC) has announced the cancellation of its spring 2020 semester abroad programme amid concerns of rising cases of the novel coronavirus. TBC made its announcement on 28 January, before travel bans restricting entry into other countries from … Continued
Fr Tony Moreno SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP), has been named as Chair of The Beijing Center (TBC) to replace Fr Mark Raper SJ who has concluded his service as Board Chair and Board Member … Continued