Dr. Jarosław Marek Duraj, S.J., Ph.D.

Dr. Jarosław Duraj, S.J. was born in Poland. He majored in philosophy (Cracow) and theology (Warsaw). He earned a postgraduate licentiate in Missiology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, after which he pursued Mandarin Chinese language studies, first in Taipei, and then in Beijing. In 2008 he obtained a M.A. in Buddhist Studies (with distinction) from the University of Hong Kong. Moreover, he pursued postgraduate research on Chinese Buddhism at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. In 2017 he earned his Ph.D. in political philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University (PUG) in Rome.Currently, based in Macau, he serves as the Researcher at the Macau Ricci Institute (MRI) and is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at the University of St. Joseph (USJ). His research interests focus on political philosophy, interreligious dialogue, intercultural philosophy, Chinese Studies and Buddhist Studies.