A Global Network for the Studies of Goodness-Shan Culture is projected to be established first by the University of Cambridge and Peking University. The rest of the initiator universities will first establish an Initiate Planning Committee that will invite social elites, entrepreneurs who harbor cultural ideals, charity leaders and top scholars to participate in the building of the center for goodness studies in the ten universities, mentor the research of goodness in various fields, the promotion of examples of goodness and resource channeling. The Planning Committee will be counseled by the Central The Central Steering Committee (see below) for the Network. The Network in the ten universities should be established by 2021.
Description of Project Activities
A Central Steering Committee for the Network will supervise the research and promotion of goodness studies and examples in various fields. Professor Rey Sheng Her, Professor Chen Jinhua at the University of British Columbia and Professor Wang Song at Peking University will be co-initiators responsible for the operation of the Central Steering Committee and coordination among all partner universities. The Central Steering Committee will hold meetings regularly on the research direction, connotation expounding, promotion modes and cooperation programs of goodness studies. The Central Steering Committee will report regularly the project progress, plans and incomes and expenditures to the Global Research Network Council for Goodness Studies.
The Advisory Committee will guide the research scope of goodness studies and the promotion of examples of goodness in various fields.
The Network will be funded by CGSC and its partner universities. Each university will receive an annual fund of RMB 1 million for three years for project activities. After three years, the donation will continue after the project evaluation.