Visiting scholar, Prof. Sergio De Francesco (br Ignazio) (塞爾吉奧 (伊格内修斯)) has registered at Center for Chinese Studies on October 14, 2025. He is an Italian independent professor. Prof. De Francesco’s research period in Taiwan is from October to December, at the Fu Jen Academia Catholica. His research topic is "Meeting on the Great Border: Confucianism, Christianity and Islam on Funeral Rites".