(1) Holding lectures and conferences on Confucian studies to promote the exchange of ideas
1. Establishing the “Taipei Confucian Lecture,” held once each semester on a planned theme, inviting distinguished scholars to campus for a public lecture and a panel discussion open to participants from within and outside the University. The lectures and discussions are compiled and published every two years.
2. Organizing conferences and taking part in exchange activities to share experience with scholars and promoters of Confucian studies in mainland China and overseas.
(2) Offering courses on Confucian studies to cultivate primary and secondary school teachers grounded in Confucian culture
1. Offering general education courses on campus and making use of existing Chinese courses to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of Confucianism.
2. Teaching the Confucian classics and exploring scholarship on Confucianism in Taiwan through the University’s continuing education programs.
(3) Building the Center’s website and publishing an e-newsletter
1. Establishing the Center’s pages on the University website, with reports on activities and links to related sites.
2. Publishing an e-newsletter featuring interviews, special research topics, and introductions to and summaries of new books on Confucianism in each issue, together with inspiring Confucian stories for children as teaching resources for primary and secondary school teachers, and information on Confucian-related activities for the general public.
(4) Forming an editorial team to develop lively popular teaching materials on Confucianism in Chinese and English
1. Bringing together faculty and students from the Departments of Chinese Language and Literature, Visual Arts Education, Education, Early Childhood Education and Social Studies Education to develop richly illustrated, engaging popular teaching materials on Confucianism for all levels, including kindergarten, primary and secondary school.
2. On the basis of these print materials, working with faculty and students from the Departments of Computer Science and English Instruction to develop multimedia teaching materials, and producing English versions for international students.
(5) Establishing reading groups and working with government agencies and civic organizations to promote Confucianism
1. Inviting primary and secondary school teachers active in the classics-reading movement to form a “Confucian Classics Reading Group,” meeting monthly to exchange teaching experience and, by taking turns leading the reading, to deepen their appreciation and understanding of the Confucian classics.
2. Cooperating with government agencies and civic organizations such as the Taipei Confucius Temple, the Qian Mu Residence, the Sushulou Cultural and Educational Foundation and the Huashan Academy to hold public-interest activities and work together for the practice of Confucianism in modern society.
(6) Archiving related literature and conducting special research projects
1. Collaborating with the Taipei Public Library to collect works related to research on Confucianism in Taiwan, including Confucian scholarship of the Koxinga and Qing periods, works of the Japanese colonial period, and post-war works by Zhang Shenqie, Qian Mu, Mou Zongsan, Xu Fuguan, Qu Wanli and others, as well as those of their students.
2. Integrating research resources to plan special research projects such as “A Gazetteer of Confucianism in Taipei,” “A Study of Popular Confucian Readers” and “The Transmission and Dissemination of Confucianism in Taiwan.”
