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📢 Open Recruitment – CUHK Department of Translation

We are inviting applications for the position of Associate Professor(s) / Assistant Professor(s) (Ref: 260001AM).

✨ About the Department
Established in 1972, CUHK’s Department of Translation was the first of its kind in Asia. We offer BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD programmes, and are dedicated to pioneering new approaches at the intersection of language, culture, and technology.

👩‍🏫 Position Highlights
1. Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses
2. Develop new courses aligned with research interests
3. Supervise research postgraduate students
4. Conduct independent and collaborative research projects
5. Undertake administrative duties

📌 Requirements
1. PhD in translation or related fields
2. Relevant teaching experience and professional qualifications
3. Strong research and publication record

🗓 Closing Date: October 31, 2026
📍 Commencement: August 2027

👉 Apply online via CUHK Career Site:
https://cuhk.taleo.net/careersection/cu_career_teach/jobdetail.ftl?job=260001AM&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tznam

Join us in shaping the future of translation studies and leading the global conversation on digital multilingualism! 🌍✨

𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢

[Funded by Faculty of Arts Conference Grant]

On 15–16 July 2026, CUHK’s Department of Translation and Centre for Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, hosted 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢. Co-convened by Prof. Jia Tan and Prof. Sophie Ling-chia Wei, the workshop brought together scholars for two days of lively, multidisciplinary exchange on how animals, hybrid beings, and mystical creatures move across Chinese culture, languages, histories, and media.

Four recurring themes gave the programme its distinctive shape. Speakers explored the spiritual and religious meanings of creatures as they travel among Buddhist, Daoist, and Christian traditions; tested the boundaries between the human and non-human through discussions of transformation, extinction, ecology, and interspecies relations; examined how queerness, sexuality, and gender can be reimagined through animal and mystical figures; and considered how animation, CGI, and AI-generated media are transforming familiar mythic beings while raising new questions about authorship, technology, and cultural circulation.

Across the panels, mystical creatures emerged not as relics of the past, but as dynamic figures through which to think about belief, identity, ecology, and technological change. Our sincere thanks to all speakers, chairs, participants, and supporters for making the workshop such an inspiring and productive gathering.

🎓✨ Public Lecture Invitation ✨🎓
Join us for an inspiring talk by Dr. Julian Kiverstein on: “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜”

📅 Date: 23 July 2026 (Thursday)
🕢 Time: 19:30 (GMT+8)
💻 Venue: Zoom
🔗 Link: https://cuhk.zoom.us/s/95994964413
🆔 Meeting ID: 959 9496 4413

No registration required — simply click the link and join us! All are welcome to explore fresh perspectives on translation research. 🌍💡

🎓✨ Public Lecture Invitation ✨🎓

Join us for an inspiring talk by Prof. Douglas Robinson on: “𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”

📅 Date: 21 July 2026 (Tuesday)
🕢 Time: 19:30 (GMT+8)
💻 Venue: Zoom
🔗 Link: https://cuhk.zoom.us/s/94950326477
🆔 Meeting ID: 949 5032 6477

No registration required — simply click the link and join us! All are welcome to explore fresh perspectives on translation research. 🌍💡

👑 翻譯學榮休講座教授、作家金聖華 👑

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔書展將會攜帶新書《幸福的拼圖》🧩與大家見面

金教授執教翻譯六十載，曾經事事追求完美——直到近年回首大半生，終領悟到知足才是快樂的泉源。書中記錄金教授七輯文章，涵蓋生活樂事、藝文盛會、真摯友情及逾六十載的翻譯生涯。

本書獨特之處，在於邀請十位跨世代小友撰寫代序。現場金教授將從追求完美到知足常樂，一路走過的體會娓娓道來。

立即報名 👉🏻tinyurl.com/2v8wf7y2

📅 2026年7月19日（日）18:30–19:15
📍 香港會議展覽中心舊翼 S222-223

We were delighted to host a campus visit for students from 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞!

During the visit, Form 4–6 students explored the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Translation through engaging interactions with our instructors, including Prof. Sophie Ling-chia Wei, Dr. Yinran Wu, and Dr. Li Li, in the order of their presentations. The sessions encouraged active participation, with students asking thoughtful questions and sharing their perspectives.

Two mini-lectures on Computer-Aided Translation and Interpreting were delivered, offering students valuable insights into human-technology collaboration, as well as how translation and interpreting skills are transferrable to a wide range of career paths.

We hope the visit inspired the students to see how Translation and Interpreting can continue to thrive in the age of AI. We look forward to welcoming them again in the near future!

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲? 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 7𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐔𝐇𝐊!

If you are a Master's student or graduate interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Hong Kong, this is your chance to meet our faculty and experience life at CUHK.

✨ Highlights: Selected applicants get a travel subsidy + 4 nights of on-campus accommodation!
📅 Dates: 4–6 August 2026
⏳ Deadline: 15 June 2026
To apply: Email your latest academic transcript and a 1-page English research statement to Prof. Duncan James POUPARD at [email protected].

👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer to see highlights from our last workshop! Questions? Email [email protected].

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫é 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐙𝐡𝐞𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

On the morning of May 8, Professor James St. André, Chair of the Department of Translation at CUHK, was invited to deliver a lecture at Zhejiang University titled “Exploring 19th-Century Chinese-English Translation History with Digital Humanities Tools: Promises and Prospects.”

Focusing on his research on nineteenth-century Chinese-English translators, Professor St. André demonstrated how social network analysis and digital humanities methods can open new pathways in translation history. By integrating 63 types of data—including biographical details, publication records, places of work, and institutional affiliations—he has developed a database of 262 translators, drawing on global library catalogues, nineteenth-century English-language periodicals, missionary biographies, and East India Company archives. The project combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to map networks, relationships, and historical trajectories within this translation community.

The lecture was followed by a lively and engaging discussion with faculty and students. We are delighted to see the impact of CUHK Translation’s research beyond Hong Kong and are grateful to our colleagues at Zhejiang University for their warm hospitality.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 | 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠-𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝
To celebrate the retirement of Professor Lawrence Wang-chi Wong, the Department of Translation at The Chinese University of Hong Kong organized the publication of the festschrift Translation and the History of Knowledge – A Festschrift for Lawrence Wang-chi Wong. The book launch was held on the afternoon of May 22, 2026, at the Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Warm and dignified in atmosphere, the event marked not only the publication of a new volume, but also a moving occasion for teachers, colleagues, friends, and students to gather in tribute and extend their heartfelt blessings to Professor Wong.
Contributors to the festschrift gathered at the event to pay tribute to Professor Wong, expressing their deepest gratitude for his outstanding contributions to translation studies and the history of translation in China, while extending their warmest wishes for his retirement. More than an academic occasion, the gathering was a moving celebration of a beloved teacher, mentor, colleague, and scholar whose influence has touched many lives. The event was open to the public and warmly received, attracting over fifty students, faculty members, and academic peers in person, alongside an online audience that peaked at over eighty concurrent viewers.
The publication of this festschrift and the success of the launch serve not only as a fond retrospective of Professor Wong’s distinguished academic career, but also as a lasting testament to his extraordinary erudition, intellectual generosity, and unwavering dedication to the field. His scholarship, mentorship, and gracious spirit will undoubtedly continue to inspire future generations of scholars.

𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 – 𝑺𝑰 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒔 – 𝑳𝑨𝑴, 𝑻𝒂𝒌 𝑵𝒐𝒌 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚

It's been almost a year since my first SI job on campus, and this journey is fascinating! From staff briefing sessions to college assemblies and formal meetings, these SI jobs have equipped me with practical experiences that I would never have gained in the classroom.

I've taken a few interpreting courses before, but SI in the real world could be very different. While we mostly get the presentation slides or the meeting documents, there could still be a lot of information that we need to prepare, for example some other movies by the same director in a post-screening talk. Preparation time is usually limited, particularly when the documents are confidential, but since SI interpreters work in pairs, it's always teamwork. Although it's impossible to be "fully prepared" as an interpreter, research and communication are indeed useful.

I also had a taste of "expect the unexpected" which I had heard of in lessons. We're trained to use professional equipment in SI booths, but we may not even have a booth in real life. It's also common that the speakers don't follow their scripts, but it's most important to remain professional and do our best under any circumstances, even when the speaker starts singing in Hakka.

All in all, the SI student intern experience is not only a way of putting classroom knowledge into practice, but also a very unique part of my university life as a translation major student.