About Lien Fung's Colloquium
Mrs Ho Lien Fung established the Lien Fung's Colloquium at Singapore Management University (SMU) in 2001. The Colloquium enhances public understanding and appreciation of culture and society through lectures, talks and other events, with a particular focus on everyday life, while not being dominated by academic or philosophical topics. She hopes that the colloquium will inspire and satisfy students' as well as the community's quest for a broader knowledge.
Also known as (“Lien Fung Jiang Zuo”) in Chinese, the colloquium will feature well-known and thought-provoking speakers from the region and internationally. Acknowledging the diversity of cultures, the lectures will be delivered in the speaker's primary language.
Past guest speakers include Mr Peter Wee (The Peranakan Association, Singapore), Professor Xu Ping Fang (Eminent Archaeologist and Adjunct Professor from the Department of Archaeology, Beijing University), Professor Fan Qinshi (President, Dunhuang Research Institute of Cultural Artifacts, China) and Mr Bai Hua (China's Leading Writer).
