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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2018-19

versity are therefore designed so as to help achieve the central mission mentioned above.
Moreover, according to classical Chinese philosophy, the man of Yan is the perfect man. He is
the man of the golden rule, for wishing to establish his own character, he also establishes the
character of others, and wishing to be prominent himself, he also helps others to be prominent
( 夫仁者, 己欲立而立人, 己欲達而達人 ). In these balanced and harmonious aspects of the
self and society, Yan is expressed in the terms of consciousness and altruism. Therefore
self-cultivation should be regarded as the root of all endeavours; that is the ultimate educa-
tional goal of this University – the spirit and the mission of Shue Yan.

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