Faculty Profile

Professor Alan K.L. Chan is Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professor of Inter-Religious Studies and Harmony and Provost at Singapore Management University (SMU). Prior to joining SMU, Professor Chan was Provost and J.S. Lee Professor of Chinese Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). From 2009 to 2020, he served as Toh Puan Mahani Idris Daim Chair Professor of Humanities, Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and from 2018, Vice-President at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore.

Professor Chan obtained his PhD degree in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto and began his academic career at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He then joined the Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore (NUS), where he held several leadership roles, including the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Associate Provost (Undergraduate Education). While at NUS, Professor Chan twice received the Teaching Excellence Award.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Religious Studies, University of Toronto, Canada

• Master of Arts (MA), University of Manitoba, Canada

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Winnipeg, Canada

Research Interests

• Chinese philosophy and religion

• Hermeneutics