Purification, illumination, confirmation, transformation: a Jesuit parcours trail in higher education
In Mae Chan, in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, you will find the youngest higher education project of the Society of Jesus. It is the Xavier Learning Community, a campus that has been under development for nearly five years, with nearly a hundred residential students and eight Jesuits. But above all, an innovative project of a student community that meets the specific needs of its clientele. We spoke to the current director, Jesuit Vinai Boonlue.
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