Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific

5 Sep 2009

Towards the 4th centenary of Matteo Ricci’s death

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A statue in China. Father Peter Wang Leizhen decided to erect a statue in honour of Matteo Ricci, on the occasion of 400th anniversary of his death in a parish near Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi, East China. Father Leizhen is the first resident priest in this area in 40 years. The statue will be place in the spot where, according to tradition, the missionary lived for some time around 1595. The statue is expected to be placed next October in the garden of the church of Xuposhan, a village at about one hour trip drive from Nanchang.

8 Jul 2009

Matteo Ricci was a missionary giant with well considered methodology, Macau forum hears

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Hong Kong Sunday Examiner, Sunday 5 July 2009. MACAU (SE): “We can compare the approach taken to missionary work by the Jesuit missionary to China, Father Matteo Ricci, with that of St. Paul,” Father Gianni Criveller told a forum at the Macau Ricci Institute on the evening of May 11 to mark the 399th anniversary of the death of the remarkable Jesuit.

12 Jun 2009

An Era Ends for The Beijing Center

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On May 18, The Beijing Center (TBC) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Fr Roberto Ribeiro (CHN) as the new director of TBC and president of TBC, Inc. as of October 1, 2009. His appointment is for three years.

12 Jun 2009

Educational cooperation with Chinese University

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The mission of the International Center for the Promotion of Partner Based Learning is to promote cross cultural and interdisciplinary cooperation leading to education of the whole person in the field of higher education. The focus is on cooperation between those taught and those teaching with a view to finding more effective educational models. Particular interest is in the part played in such education by former students.

12 Jun 2009

Towards the 4th centenary of Matteo Ricci’s birth

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The Macau Ricci Institute, directed by the Jesuits in Macau, organized a forum in which the various stages of Ricci’s life are remembered, from his arrival in China until his entrance into Peking, where he lived from 1583 to 1610. Father Gianni Criveller, PIME expert on Chinese issues, participated in the forum, which was directed by Fr Artur Wardega, Director of the Macau Institute. The forum underlined some lesser known aspects of the Italian missionary. The day concluded with a concert. (Source: Electronic News Service SJ, June 9, 2009)

21 Apr 2009

ChinaVoice, a brand-new Mandarin Program at TBC

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Chinese characters The Beijing Center now opens an 8-week summer Mandarin program, ChinaVoice. It offers four different levels of Chinese for beginning students to those at advanced level. During the program there will be one independent excursion to one of 15 cities in China, 4 guided field trips and 7-8 individual tours in Beijing.

17 Mar 2009

A brand-new Mandarin Program at TBC

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The Beijing Center now opens an 8-week summer mandarin program, ChinaVoice.

Chinese characters It offers four different levels of Chinese for beginning students to those at advanced level. During the program there will be one independent excursion to one of 15 cities in China, 4 guided field trips and 7-8 individual tours in Beijing. Students will get a personal tutor as well as the option for a Chinese homestay or a Chinese roommate.

11 Feb 2009

Predictions for Chinese New Year

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On January 26 the Chinese people celebrated New Year. In a video-editorial of eRenlai published on the web, Fr Benoît Vermander (CHN), Director of Ricci Institute in Taipei, declared that while it is always difficult to make predictions, he would venture three regarding China for the year of the Ox.

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