Русский | DECR Communication Service | February 15, 2012
English translation by Katherine Ilachinki

Archimandrite Kirill (Govorun), held talks about cooperation with the Chinese University of Hong Kong

On February 14, 2012, First Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Church's pro-rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius Post-Graduate and Doctoral School, Archimandrite Kirill (Govorun), met with the leadership of the Faculty of Theology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. During the meeting the Chinese side was attended by Professor Lo Lung Kwong - Director of Department, Professor Francis Ching-Wah Yip - director of the Centre for Christian Studies at CUHK, Daniel Yeung - director of the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong, Professor Milton Wan - project coordinator of Resource Centre for Contemporary Christian Studies, and Professor Su Xin of Nanjing University.

Both sides discussed possibilities of cooperation between the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Church's post-graduate training, as well as greater interaction between the theological schools of China with the theological schools of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Faculty of Theology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Divinity School of Chung Chi College) is one of the largest theological centers in China. There are carried out numerous research projects in the field of Christian theology and interreligious dialogue.