The Faculty of Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong extends its heartfelt congratulations to Professor Siu Chun-ho of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature on receiving the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2025, in recognition of his contributions to teaching.
An alumnus of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Siu obtained both his BA and MPhil in Chinese Language and Literature from CUHK before earning his PhD at Kyoto University in Japan. His research focuses on Chinese versification, early medieval Chinese literature and bibliography and historical Chinese phonology. Bringing his own rigorous academic training into classroom, Professor Siu inspires students to discover new perspectives and engage in deeper critical reflection.
In addition to traditional text‑based teaching, Professor Siu effectively incorporates digital humanities into his curriculum. By introducing text-mining tools to extract data, prosodic patterns, map word frequencies, and generate visual network graphs from classical databases, he elevates the analytical depth of textual research and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration.
Professor Siu believes that today’s students must develop competencies in digital humanities and interdisciplinary thinking, while one of the greatest obstacles they face is the lack of readily available learning resources. To strengthen students’ motivation, he has organized a range of database- and digital humanities-related activities, including the Hong Kong Classical Literature Tours and workshops on digital humanities methodologies. These initiatives make classical literature and digital humanities approaches more accessible to students, lowering the barriers to learning and participation.
Reflecting on his teaching philosophy, Professor Siu notes that education has a twofold purpose: on the one hand, to immerse students in the vast and profound world of knowledge; on the other, to make learning approachable within a supportive learning community. This belief continues to shape his teaching practice.
The Faculty offers its warmest congratulations to Professor Siu on this well‑deserved honour. We will continue to provide extensive teaching resources and fully support our academic staff in advancing high‑quality humanities education that responds to the needs of a rapidly changing world.
