LU receives HK$5 million from Tin Ka Ping Foundation to promote Chinese culture

20 Nov 2019

LU receives HK$5 million from Tin Ka Ping Foundation to promote Chinese culture

LU has received a generous donation of HK$5 million from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation in support of “Lingnan University Chinese Cultural Project”, “Students and Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project”, exchange programmes and student development initiatives among cross-strait four-region.

 

To promote Chinese culture education, LU launches the “Lingnan University Chinese Cultural Project”, which includes public talks by distinguished scholars in Chinese culture and cultural studies, and holds “Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies Distinguished Lecture Series” in the higher education sector. In addition, LU will launch the “Students and Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project” to train up young people to become ambassadors and promotion leaders of Chinese Medicine.

 

LU will also organise talk series on Chinese medicine for elderly health, which aims at transferring the knowledge base of Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese Culture across all age groups.

 

Since 1995, the Foundation has made numerous donations to LU in support of various University endeavours, including Tin Ka Ping Swimming Pool, Tin Ka Ping Student Loan Scheme, Tin Ka Ping Education Fund, among many others.

Donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation  Donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation