The Centre for Catholic Studies is mainly committed to developing Catholic studies, including carrying academic research, providing university education and formation courses, holding academic conferences, scholarly publications, and disseminating Catholic cultural knowledge.
The Centre for Christian Studies aims at promoting and deepening the study of the great Christian traditions, and at facilitating their dialogue with other religious traditions in the pluralistic situation of culture and religion in Hong Kong and China.
The Centre for Cultural Studies was established in 2014 within the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies. The aim of the centre is to serve as a platform for the promotion of research activities in the field of cultural studies.
The centre is committed to promoting Quality Life Education with churches and church-affiliated schools in campuses, so that our cultural heritage and the traditions of Christianity and other religions can be appreciated with rationality and an open mind.
The centre focuses on researching Chinese cultures, particularly the Chan culture. It additionally holds activities such as international conferences, lectures and workshops, publications, a visiting scholar programme and organising cultural tours for students of CUHK.
The Centre for Studies of Daoist Culture was founded in 2006 with the cooperation of Fung Ying Seen Koon. Besides further developing academic studies of Daoist culture, the centre promulgates knowledge of Daoist culture to the general public in Hong Kong.
The Centre was established in 2015 with the donation from the Islamic Cultural Association. Its mission is to promote academic studies of Islamic culture and to enhance the public understanding of Islam, through conducting multi-disciplinary research projects of international standing, taking part in comparative or dialogic studies of religions and cultures.
In light of the rapid development and changing situation of Christian studies in mainland China, RCCCS has reformed the Summer Academic Exchange Programme for 2021. It now offers thesis supervision to students and conferences to fellow scholars and teachers for a more fruitful teaching and learning experience.