Dr. Florian Knothe is a co-supervisor of a part-time PhD student and Mphil student in sociology of art and the art market in Hong Kong in the Institute.  He was a member of the organizing committee of the International Conference on Jing Jiao (Nestorianism) in 2015. He introduced a series of associated events to showcase the University’s collection of Nestorian Crosses and to create a continuing education platform for students, colleagues and the general public through workshops and talks.