Centre for Chinese Language and Culture

About Us

As a research centre in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) geared towards excellence in teaching and research, the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture (CCLC) was officially set up in April 1994, bestowed with the mission to pass on the groundbreaking spirit of NTU's predecessor, Nanyang University or Nantah, in setting up an educational institution for the teaching and research of the Chinese language and culture.

Drawing of Mr. Tan Lark Sye with Chinese Wording "传承文化，作育英才"

The Tan Lark Sye Professorship for Chinese Language and Culture

In commemoration of the late Nantah founder, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, the Tan Lark Sye Professorship in Chinese Language and Culture was established to promote the research and development of the Chinese language and culture.

7 Copies of The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies arranged in rainbow fan-shape

The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Study

The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies is a core journal published twice per year by the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture to foster the originality, multiplicity, and novelty in the studies of Chinese diaspora.