San Puthesen (in a white shirt) is a former Buddhist monk now working as a researcher at the MAGGA Jesuit Research Center in Phnom Penh. He recounts how he met the Jesuits, and the importance of the education and intellectual … Continued
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
In the last year, educators everywhere found themselves involved in an unforeseen global teaching experiment. As a result of the pandemic, teachers had to quickly learn how to pivot to online teaching. Few of our teachers had been prepared for … Continued
The international gathering of Jesuit schools dubbed, II COLLOQUIUM JESEDU-Global2021, will be held as a purely online event from 28 June to 2 July. It replaces the II COLLOQUIUM JESEDU-Jogjakarta2020, originally intended last year. Centred on the theme, “The Global … Continued
Nearly everywhere in the world, ethnic minorities remain among the poorest and most marginalised peoples. They suffer disproportionately in areas like health, education, and livelihood, notwithstanding the threats of displacement, exclusion, and loss of identity and culture they so often … Continued
Xavier Learning Community (XLC) has a motto that everyone has memorised: “Growing in community, sharing with society”. The motto serves to inspire their students, the younger generation, to serve the needs of society. At the close of the semester, two … 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
Covid-19 revealed to us the importance of growing our own food. Social distancing, reducing trips to the market, and consuming healthy food are easily among the best ways we can protect ourselves from the threat of the virus. Gardening has … 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