Abstract
In the context of Chinese tradition, Chinese higher education is described in this chapter. The modern Chinese higher educational system was the gift of foreign missionaries to China. In 1950, there were three Catholic universities in China. Due to Bolshevik tradition under the Communist regime, no Catholic university has been allowed in the Mainland even until today. Evidence proves that Taiwan is the only location in the Greater China Region to provide genuine Catholic tertiary education according to the teaching of the Catholic Church. The difficulties and prospects of Taiwan Catholic higher education are discussed in the context of Taiwan’s rapid societal change and the fact that leadership of higher education has moved into the hands of the laity from professed religious personnel.
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As early as in 1948 the Nationalist government launched the “Law of Universities of Taiwan” with 33 Articles to promote the development and the governance of tertiary education in Taiwan. http://host.cc.ntu.edu.tw/sec/All_Law/1/1-01.html
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The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954).
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For the Catholic Studies Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong. http://catholic.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/indexe.html (retrieved on September 12, 2015).
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St. Paul’s College, San Paulo, with the attached church, was burned down in 1835, and the building was destroyed. Only the front wall of the church remains as the “Ruin of San Paulo” and is an outstanding landmark in modern Macau.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Saint_Joseph Artigo. 9: O chanceler do IIUM e’ o Magno Chanceler da Universidade Cato’lica Portuguesa ANEXO Estatutos do Instituto Inter-Universita’rio de Macau.
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Artigo. 12: Reito. Anexo, “Estatutos do Instituto Inter-Universita’rio de Macau”.
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As was proclaimed by the current rector Professor Ruben Cabral and confirmed by a senior clergy member of the Macau Diocese.
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As reported by an informant in the Hong Kong Diocese and confirmed by Cardinal Zen in March 2007.
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One of the authors knows the two CCP members by name, from when she was working in Macau from 2006 to 2014.
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These are the remarks of a senior priest in Macau when he was interviewed in September 2007.
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Both Fu Jen University and Providence University also provide holistic education. However, their programs and resources in holistic education cannot be compared to those of Wenzao.
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It was revealed by Professor Bernard Li, who accompanied Gabriel Ly to visit Rome to meet the Pope. Bernard Li was interviewed on May 20, 2015.
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It was revealed by Professor Bernard Li, who accompanied Gabriel Ly to visit Rome to meet the Pope. Bernard Li was interviewed on May 20, 2015.
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The Bridging endeavor has been a popular topic in Sino-Vatican relations.
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It was revealed by Professor Bernard Li. Bernard Li was interviewed on May 20, 2015.
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Wenzao was founded by the Ursulines of the Roman Union which has schools, educational institutes in 30 countries round the world. Cf. the heritage of Ursuline education in Wenzao http://www.wzu.edu.tw/front/bin/home.phtml
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It was reviewed by one of the former lay presidents of a Taiwan Catholic University, when he was interviewed by the authors in February 2016 in Taipei.
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Ibid.
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Lin, P.Yt., Leung, B.K.F. (2018). Taiwan Catholic Higher Education: Its Contribution to the Greater China Region. In: So, F., Leung, B., Mylod, E. (eds) The Catholic Church in Taiwan. Christianity in Modern China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6665-8_7
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