New center to offer Chinese perspectives

A first-of-its-kind academic center, established at Zhejiang University in December, is prepared to offer the world Chinese perspectives on early English and European literary studies.

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies has Hao Tianhu, a key researcher, as its director.

"The center will cultivate a wholesome and vibrant academic community with an international perspective. Chinese scholarship needs to meet international standards, and it also needs to face the world with confidence", says Hao, who holds a PhD in English from Columbia University, and has contributed to studies on English poet John Milton in partnership with his international peers.