Special Talk: Old World, Long Lives, Small Families: Scary or Brilliant?

08 February 2017

How do global population shifts change every important relationship we have, personally, economically and geopolitically? Using an interactive discussion format with Ted Fishman, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, we will explore how the aging of the world’s population and the worldwide trend toward smaller families drive globalization and change our most important relationships. > Details

2017 “Fai Chun” Writing for Chinese New Year [Due to overwhelming response, an additional session is open for enrollment]

19 November 2016

Activity Introduction “Fai Chun” (Spring Couplets) is the symbol of luck and blessing in Chinese Lunar New Year. During this festival, most of the families in the Chinese community will paste Spring Couplets on walls in order to have blessing and luck. To share the joy and happiness of Lunar New Year and the art of Chinese Calligraphy, Savantas Liberal Arts Academy is inviting you to celebrate this once-a-year occasion with us. > Details

Invitation to Film Screening: Xuan Zang

18 November 2016

Further to the movie screening of “Xuan Zang” on 10 December, the Maritime Silk Road Society (MSRS) and Savantas Liberal Arts Academy (SLAA) invite the audience to take part in the Movie Review Competition. Participants are welcome to submit an article (about 100 words in Chinese or 150 words in English) of their feedback on the film “Xuan Zang” by 13 December. Winners will be notified individually of detailed arrangements of the prize presentation. > Details

Guided tour on “Across the Oceans: the Local Connections and Global Dimensions of China’s Maritime Silk Road”

13 October 2016

The Savantas Liberal Arts Academy and the Maritime Silk Road Society are organizing a guided tour on “Across the Oceans: the Local Connections and Global Dimensions of China’s Maritime Silk Road”. Featuring the cultural relics from eight Maritime Silk Road cities (including Penglai, Yangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Guangzhou, and Beihai) and Hong Kong, the exhibition elaborates on the roles and functions each had as they grew and prospered on the Maritime Silk Road. The exhibition also reflects on the impact and contributions of the Maritime Silk Road on the development of the world’s civilisations. > Details

Public Lecture: History of the South China Sea – South China Sea Trade in the Tang Dynasty

30 September 2016

The speaker will introduce the trade relations between the Tang Dynasty and Southeast Asian countries, and the artifacts from the Tang Shipwreck displayed in the Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore. > Details

Public Lecture: Overview of the Foreign Relations of Ancient China

09 September 2016

This lecture aims to give an overview of Ancient China’s relations with neighboring countries and to introduce China’s international views throughout its history. > Details