The Nishan Chinese-Foreign University Forum recently wrapped up in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius. It served as a sub-forum of the Ninth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations. CGTN spoke to Johann Peter Plank, a professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and a former member of the Nobel Prize Nomination Committee. He talked about applying Confucian thoughts and philosophy to modern times, while emphasizing the importance of contributing to society.