Call for Papers: "The Literary World in Chinese Tourism: Landscapes, Narratives, and Cultural Imagination" Conference

You are cordially invited to a Conference organized by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University. Details of the Conference are as follows:Conference Committee• Chair: Dr. Richard Xiaying XU• Co-Chairs: Dr. Serene Runping Zhu, Dr. Ada Luyang LiI. Conference ThemeThe Literary World in Chinese Tourism: Landscapes, Narratives, and Cultural ImaginationII....

2025-11-03

BNBU Delegation Advances Global Journalism Research at International Summit in Thailand, Mentoring Next Generation of Scholars

A delegation from Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University comprising faculty and students, recently participated in a pivotal international research training session at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. From September 20th to October 1st, the team engaged in intensive workshops for the third wave of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) Project, a landmark global study poised to shape ...

2025-10-23

DCom Career Talk: How to be a journalist in the GBA?

Sally Zhou, the editor of GBA News Department, China Daily Hong Kong, gave a speech about “Navigating Journalism in the GBA (Greater Bay Area): From Practice to Career Success” on Sept. 17, as the first DCom Career Talk this semester. Dr. Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman, the Head of the Department of Communication, was the host for the talk.Dr. Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman (right) hosted the lecture and ...

2025-10-22

Interactive Narratives 2025: Where AI, Culture, and Play Converged in BNBU

On 19–20 August 2025, the Department of Communication at Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) hosted the Interactive Narratives Conference in Zhuhai, co-sponsored by IAMCR and the Center for Creative Media and Communication Research. Across two keynotes, four themed panels, and an industry visit to Seasun (西山居/Xishanju), presenters examined a central question: how do technology and ...

2025-09-02

On Serbia Documentary Study Tour, BNBU Students Find Passion for Cross-cultural Storytelling

"I realized that 'multiculturalism' is not just a concept in textbooks."When Chen Xuanru, a MCOM junior, stepped onto the stage at the Zalet Art Festival in Serbia to screen her documentary she was a bundle of nerves. It was the first time for Chen to show her film outside the classroom, and she was anxious her work wasn't good enough to share.MCOM ­­­­­director Chen Xuanru presenting her first-ever ...

2025-09-02

AI & Society - Shaping a Responsible Future Conference (AIS25) successfully achieved: International renowned scholars discuss the development of AI

The first AI & Society - Shaping a Responsible Future Conference (AIS25) was held in Beijing Normal – Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) during June 28-29. Prof. Changfeng Chen from Tsinghua University and other renowned international scholars gave keynote speeches for the conference, while academics from various domestic and foreign universities presented their own research at the conference. The ...

2025-08-22

Call for Papers: Interactive Narratives Conference 2025

Interactive Narratives Conference 2025 – Narrative Convergence: Technology and CultureDate: 19 - 20 August 2025Location: Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, ChinaOrganized by Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, BNBU; Co-Sponsored by IAMCRBeijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), in collaboration with the International Association for Media ...

2025-06-05

Shanghai Vancouver Film School AI Expert brings AI Tutor Know-how to BNBU

April 29, 2025— The developer of an AI tutor based on China’s homegrown technology is making BNBU her first testing ground as she aims to help teachers and students harness generative AI technologies to boost learning while discouraging plagiarism.In a lecture to about 100 BNBU teachers, Odet Abadia, founder of the company “AI for Teachers” and head of the Shanghai Vancouver Film School’s AI Future ...

2025-05-22