With the aim to encourage young scholars to actively participate in Chinese translation studies and strengthen academic exchange, the Research Centre for Translation (RCT), The Chinese University of Hong Kong has organized the biennial Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies since 2004.

The Twelfth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies on 17–18 December 2026. About twenty papers will be accepted for presentation, and four to five established scholars will be invited as discussants for the papers. Details of the Conference are as follows:

ORGANISER: Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

CO-ORGANISER: Institute of Translation History and Transcultural Studies, Hunan University of Science and Technology

DATE: 17-18 December 2026

VENUE: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

THEME: Case studies or source analysis of Chinese translation history of different periods are welcome.

LANGUAGES: Chinese (Putonghua) and English

ELIGIBILITY: Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Post-doctoral Fellows, and candidates for a Master or Doctoral degree in Chinese translation studies

FEES & SUBSIDIES: No conference fee will be charged. The organiser will provide free accommodation and meals for the conference period, and subsidise to a maximum of HKD 3,000 on transportation from the place of residence to the Venue and back to place of residence.

CONTACT: Miss LI Yingxin Agnes
Tel: (+852) 3943 1736
Email: translationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk

Submissions of abstracts are now called for “‘Writing Chinese Translation History’: The Twelfth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies.”

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
An application form with an abstract of no more than 500 words should be submitted through email (translationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk) on or before 15 April 2026 for the first round of screening. The result of the first round will be released on 1 May 2026. Successful candidates are required to submit the full text of an UNPUBLISHED paper before 1 October 2026 for a second review. Candidates who pass both rounds of review will be invited in mid-October to present his/her paper at the conference on 17-18 December 2026.