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The Beijing Center

the beijing center for chinese studies

Our History

What makes us unique is our place in a long and storied tradition of Jesuit education, one that teaches us that true cultural engagement begins with friendship.

HOW WE GOT HERE

In the Footsteps of Ricci, Schall, and Verbiest

Long before Ron Anton, S.J., founded TBC in 1998, Jesuits came to Beijing to learn. Matteo Ricci, S.J. (利玛窦), arrived in 1601 after years of studying China’s language and classics. His friendship with the scholar Xu Guangqi (徐光启) became a true exchange: Xu opened Chinese learning to Ricci, and together they translated Euclid into Chinese.

Those who followed built on that friendship. Johann Adam Schall von Bell, S.J. (汤若望), came to Beijing in 1630 to work with Xu Guangqi on reforming the Chinese calendar, and later served the Shunzhi Emperor as Director of the Imperial Observatory. Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (南怀仁), succeeded him, became a teacher and close friend of the Kangxi Emperor, and in 1673 designed the bronze instruments of the Beijing Ancient Observatory. All three are buried in Beijing’s Zhalan Cemetery.

Their courage, humility, and respect remain our model. Today we follow in their footsteps by giving students, faculty, and visiting professionals a supportive place to begin their own engagement with China. For them, as for the Jesuits who came before, “China is the classroom.”

A Jesuit Education

Jesuit education draws its inspiration from the values of the Gospel and also from the liberal education of the Greco-Roman tradition, helping young men and women to become free citizens. Jesuit education takes the whole person into account and fosters not only intellectual development, but also moral and spiritual growth. Intellect and faith are seen as complementary, not contradictory. 

TBC was established in 1998 as an apostolate of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus, with the support of Jesuit universities in the United States (AJCU).

A Global Jesuit Community

TBC lives the magis through close ties with the global Jesuit community. We work with Jesuit institutions around the world, from partner universities in the United States to journals in Europe, and we are a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP). We practise cura personalis through student retreats rooted in Ignatian traditions such as the Examen, and through opportunities for service learning.

The Beijing Center

executive directors over the years

Ron Anton

Ron Anton

任职时间1998-2009

Founder of TBC. B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University; Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Former Dean of the Sellinger School of Business and Management, Loyola University Maryland; former Honorary U.S. Dean of BiMBA (formerly the Peking University International MBA), National School of Development, Peking University; and founder of the Bangkok study abroad program at Assumption University, Thailand. Before retiring, he served as Senior Advisor at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.

美国惠灵耶稣会大学学士
美国西北大学凯洛格商学院组织行为学博士
TBC创始人
曾任马里兰州洛约拉大学塞林格商业和管理学院院长
曾任北京大学国家发展研究院BiMBA（原称北大国际MBA）美方名誉院长
泰国易三仓大学曼谷留学项目创始人
退休前任美国乔治城大学麦克多诺商学院高级顾问

Roberto Ribeiro

Roberto Ribeiro

任职时间2009-2012

LL.B., Catholic University of Salvador; M.A. in Brazilian Literature, Federal University of Paraíba. Taught at the University of International Business and Economics and advised its International Business Chinese Teaching Center. Formerly a pilot with Elite Aviation, Avianca, and LATAM Airlines. He later joined the Fernand Braudel Institute of World Economics in São Paulo.

萨尔瓦多天主教大学法学学士
帕拉伊巴联邦大学巴西文学硕士
曾任教于对外经济贸易大学并担任国际商务汉语教学中心顾问
曾任精英航空（Elite Aviation）、哥伦比亚国家航空（Avianca）和南美航空（LATAM Airlines）飞行员
后任职于巴西圣保罗费尔南·布劳德尔经济研究所（Instituto Fernand Braudel de Economia Mundial）

Thierry Meynard

Thierry Meynard

任职时间2012-2014

Master’s in International Project Management, HEC Paris; Ph.D. in Chinese Philosophy, Peking University. Taught philosophy at Fordham University from 2004 to 2006, and philosophy and religious studies while at TBC. Since 2006, Professor of Philosophy and doctoral supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University, researching the transmission of Western learning to China, classical Western philosophy, and contemporary New Confucianism. He has written many books and articles on Chinese-Western intellectual exchange, in Chinese, English, French, and Spanish.

法国巴黎高等商业学院国际项目管理硕士
北京大学中国哲学博士
2004到2006年间在美国福特汉姆大学教授哲学
在TBC任职期间，同时教授哲学和宗教学
2006年至今，在中山大学担任哲学系教授和博士生导师，主要研究西学东渐、西方古典哲学、当代新儒家，用中、英、法和西班牙文撰写了多部中西思想交流的书籍和论文

Jim Caime

Jim Caime

任职时间2014-2018

B.A. in International Relations, The Catholic University of America; MBA, Georgetown University; M.A. in Social Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago. Fifteen years in U.S. higher education, including Loyola University New Orleans (2002-2010) and Rockhurst University (2019-2020).

美国天主教大学国际关系学学士
美国乔治城大学工商管理学硕士
芝加哥洛约拉大学社会哲学硕士
曾在美国高等教育领域工作了15年之久
2002到2010年间任职于新奥尔良洛约拉大学
2019到2020年间任职于罗克赫斯特大学

Simon Koo

Simon Koo

任职时间2018-present

B.Eng. (Hons.) in Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, New York University; M.S. in Operations Research, Columbia University; Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University. Taught at the University of San Diego and Santa Clara University. Senior Member of IEEE and ACM. He has also founded and led a series of technology start-ups in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong.

香港中文大学信息工程学士（荣誉）
纽约大学电机工程学硕士
哥伦比亚大学运筹学硕士
普渡大学电机及电脑工程学博士
毕业后任教于圣地牙哥大学和圣塔克拉拉大学
国际电气和电子工程师协会（IEEE）高级会员
美国计算机协会（ACM）高级会员
曾在硅谷及香港创办并领导多家科技初创企业

1998: The Founding “Fathers”

TBC opens in Beijing, hosted on the campus of Beijing Sport University.

Fr. Ron Anton, S.J., Fr. Tom Steinbugler, S.J., Fr. Beda Liu, S.J., and Fr. Ismael Zuloaga, S.J.

2002: A New Home at UIBE

TBC begins a long-term partnership with the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and moves to its campus.

2026: Our Campus in Sanlitun

TBC moves to Sanlitun, in Beijing’s embassy district. A new address, and a bigger vision.