Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2005

A n o t h e r characteristic of a religion-affiliated u n i v e r s i t y is a religious c ampu s atmosphere a nd the o f f e r i ng of religious subjects. H o w e v er Prof . L e u n g p o i n t ed o u t, 'We ne v e r seek to c o n v e rt o u r s t uden t s . Re l i g i o us studies can deepen u n d e r s t a n d i ng o f life a n d p r o v o ke reflections on its me a n i n g. T h e y also expose student s to d i f f e r e n t p h i l o s o p h i c al teachings. A t one t i me , C h u n g Ch i 's g e n e r a l e d u c a t i on p r o g r a mme e v en o f f e r ed courses on atheistic p h i l o s o p h i e s such as M a r x i s m a n d e x i s t e n t i a l i s m 一 t h is is c e r t a i n l y i n d i c a t i ve o f o u r openness a n d tolerance.' • Chung Chi students benefit from a wide offering of visiting and exchange programmes. W i t h half a century ha v i ng gone by since its i n c e p t i o n, P r o f. L e u n g b e l i e v es t h a t C h u n g Ch i 's t r a d i t i on r ema i n s i m p o r t a nt a l t h o u g h its f u n c t i o ns as a c o l l eg e h a ve e v o l v e d . ' I n the past, the college t o o k care of b o th teaching a nd n o n - f o r ma l education. N o w depa r tmen t s a n d faculties have taken o v e r t h e f o r m e r, l e a v i n g s t u d e n t s' n o n - f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n , i n o t h e r w o r d s , t h e i r extracurricular a n d character d e v e l o pme n t , to the college,' said Prof. Leung. ' Th e college's n o n - f o r m al e d u c a t i on c omp r i s e s interes t courses a n d a c a d em ic activities such as leadership, oratorical a nd language training as we l l as overseas s umme r s t u d y . T h e y d emo n s t r a te to s t u d e n ts t h at k n o w l e d g e comes f r om mo r e t h a n boo k s , c l a s s r o om a n d l a b o r a t o r y .' P r o f . L e u n g l i k e n e d the d i c h o t o my t o p a r e n t al care: p a r e n t s m a y p l a y d i f f e r e nt roles b u t th e i n t e n t i on is the same. 'I f students can bask i n the l o v e of b o t h parents, w o u l d n ' t t h at 8 Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 2005