The Centre of Buddhist Studies is the first academic centre of its kind established in a tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The Centre aims to become a solid research and teaching base for promoting scholarly advancements in the field of Buddhist Studies and for raising awareness of how to apply the Buddhist teachings in ways in which they can aid personal development and enrich our culture and society.

The Centre strives to provide the best infrastructure and environment to conduct training and advanced research for the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist history and scriptures. The Centre endeavours:

(a)	To promote contacts, communication, and academic exchanges between scholars working in the field of Buddhist Studies in Hong Kong and in other academic centers of Buddhist Studies worldwide;
(b)	To advance innovations in research, scholarship, and teaching in Buddhist Studies;
(c)	To offer a platform for exchange between scholars of Buddhism in the East and the West;
(d)	To improve the general well-being of society by applying Buddhist interpretations to arts, culture, history, counselling, and other areas of relevance; and
(e)	To develop dialogue with the fields of humanities, education, social sciences, and health care with the view of applying Buddhist interpretations and perspectives in contemporary societal contexts;

Major programmes and activities of the Centre include:

(a)	Minor in Buddhist Studies, inter-faculty electives and common core courses for undergraduates from various faculties;
(b)	Master of Buddhist Studies degree programme: the first Master coursework programme in Buddhist studies in Hong Kong to provide students with a fundamental understanding of Buddhism as an academic discipline and explore applications in contemporary contexts;
(c)	Master of Buddhist Counselling degree programme: the first of its kind in Hong Kong aiming to put forth theoretical studies of Buddhism into practice by equipping students with Buddhist counselling skills and train Buddhist counselling practitioners who can provide counselling skills for individuals and communities in Hong Kong;
(d)	Research degree programmes (MPhil/PhD); and
(e)	Publications, seminars, public lectures, workshops, and conferences.