Symposium 2009:

Education for New Times:
Revisiting Pedagogical Models in the Jesuit Tradition


Schedule & Programme


Day 1 - Wednesday - November 25
 
Morning
08:30
Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcome Address by Artur WARDEGA, S.J. 万德化
(Director of the Macau Ricci Institute, Macau)
 

I. Jesuit Worldview and Education
09:30-10:45 Presentation & Panel Discussion A:

Chairperson: Gianni CRIVELLER 柯毅霖
(Holy Spirit Study Centre, Hong Kong)

Stephen KESSLER, S.J.
(Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Germany)
The Ratio Studiorum of the Jesuits. History, Spirituality and Pedagogy of the Jesuit Plan of Studies

Antonella ROMANO (European University Institute, Italy)
The Understanding of the World: Knowledge, Disciplines and their Boundaries in the Elaboration of the Ratio Studiorum (1540-1599)

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:30 Presentation & Panel Discussion B:

Chairperson: César GUILLÉN-NUÑEZ 胡纪伦
(Macau Ricci Institute, Macau)

Angelo CATTANEO (New University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Measuring, Calculating and Mapping: Science, Theology, and Pedagogy in the Work of 16th- and 17th-Century Jesuit Missionaries in Asia

Robert A. MARYKS (City University of New York, USA)
Jesuit Renaissance Humanism as the Principle of Cross-cultural Encounters in China

12:30-14:30 (Group Photo) - Noon Break
 
Afternoon
 

II. Jesuit Educational Accommodation in Asia
14:30-15:45 Presentation & Panel Discussion A:

Chairperson: Isabel MORAIS 莫依沙贝
(Macau Inter-University Institute, Macau)

Ugo BALDINI (Padua University, Italy)
The Teaching in Macao College, as Documented in the Collection Jesuitas na Asia (Lisbon, Biblioteca da Ajuda)

Romulo da Silva EHALT
(Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan)
"From pagan dross shall purify her ore" - Education and the Beginning of the Jesuit Mission in Japan

15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:30 Presentation & Panel Discussion B:

Chairperson: Helene GUILLEZ

Roland JACQUES 杨有仁 (Saint Paul University, Canada)
Jesuit Pioneers in 17th Century Vietnam and Educational Interaction

Anh TRAN (Georgetown University, USA)
Jesuit Contribution to Vietnam’s Education: Past and Present



Day 2 - Thursday, November 26
 
Morning
09:00-09:30
Registration
 

III. Christian Education in China and Korea
09:30-11:15 Presentation & Panel Discussion A:

Chairperson: 刘晶晶 LIU Jingjing
(Macau Ricci Institute, Macau)

BAI Limin (Victoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand)
Li Wenyu and Xixue Ganjian (Key to Western Learning)

李天纲 LI Tiangang (Fudan University, Shanghai)
徐家汇——土山湾:上海近代文化的渊源
Zikawei -- T’ou-se-wei: the Origin of Modern Shanghai Culture

何建明 HE Jianming (People’s University of China, Beijing)
中国近代耶稣会教育思想的当代启迪
The Enlightenment of Jesuit Educational Principle of
Modern China to the Present Time

(Paper to be read by LI Tiangang)
11:15-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 Presentation & Panel Discussion B:

Chairperson: Thierry MEYNARD, S.J. 梅谦立
(Sun Yat-sen University, PRC)

钟志邦 CHOONG Chee Pang
(Lutheran World Federation, Singapore)
The Catholicity of Christian Studies in Modern Chinese Academia

KIM Woo-Seon, S.J. (Sogang University, Korea)
“Success” of a Jesuit University in the Mission Context:
the Case of Sogang University in Korea

(Paper to be read by Fr. Gregory Koay)
13:00-15:30 Noon Break
  Day 2
 
Afternoon
15:30-17:30 Madre de Deus College: Visit to Ruins and The Museum of Macao (for Active Participants)
Coordinator: César GUILLÉN-NUÑEZ 胡纪伦

 
Evening
20:30-21:30 Trumpet & Organ Concert: Music from 18th to 20th Century
St. Joseph Seminary Church
(OPEN TO ALL)


Day 3 - Friday, November 27
 
Morning
09:00-09:30
Registration
 

IV. New Trends
09:30-10:45 Presentation & Panel Discussion A:

Chairperson: Artur WARDEGA, S.J. 万德化

Ruben CABRAL 鲁本文 (Macau Inter-University Institute, Macau)
New Times for Education: Issues of Development and Fairness
(Paper to be read)

Gary MENARD, S.J.
(Academic Assistant Principal, Arrupe Jesuit High School, USA)
Cristo Rey Schools: Jesuit Secondary Education That Works for the Urban Center

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:30 Presentation & Panel Discussion B:

Chairperson: 陈维纲 CHEN Weigang
(University of Macau, Macau)

Martin SCROOPE (Loyola Institute, Australia)
"Learning to Serve - Serving to Learn" - The Characteristics of Jesuit Education and Ignatian Pedagogy

Bradley McLEAN 孟伯 (University of Toronto, Canada)
New Trends in Online Theological Education:
Successes and Challenges for the Future


12:30-14:30 Noon Break
  Day 3
 
Afternoon
 

V. Christian Modern Education in East Asia
14:30-16:25 Presentation & Panel Discussion A:

Chairperson: Keith MORRISON
(Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau)

侯永琪 HOU Yung-chi (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)
(Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan)
The Impact of Quality Assurance and Ranking on Jesuit Higher Education from Taiwan’s Perspective

Alfred DEIGNAN, S.J. 狄恆 (Jesuit Board of Education, HK)
Jesuit Education in Hong Kong. Growth and Development

蔡梓瑜 CHOI Chi U (Colégio Católico Estrela do Mar, Macau)
The Diversity of the Development in Senior Section of Colégio Estrela do Mar with the Focus on Vocational and Technical Studies

Luís SEQUEIRA, S.J. 呂碩基 (Macau Ricci Institute, Macau)
Macau: Searching for Excellence Among the Less Priviledged

16:25 Coffee Break
16:55 CONCLUDING ROUNDTABLE

Chairperson: Stephen KESSLER

Panelists:

白莉民 BAI Limin
李天纲 LI Tiangang
Bradley McLEAN 孟伯
Gary MENARD
Martin SCROOPE
Anh Q. TRAN