Chinese University of Hong Kong
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| Motto | 博文約禮 "To broaden one's intellectual horizon and keep within the bounds of propriety" |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Donald Tsang |
| Vice-Chancellor | Lawrence J. Lau |
| Undergraduates | 9,381 |
| Postgraduates | 6,882 |
| Location | Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Website | http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong or 香港中文大學 (commonly referred to as CU or "中大"——pronounced in Cantonese: “Chung Tai”; Cantonese IPA: [hœŋ55 kɔŋ35 tsʊŋ55 mɐn11 tɑɪ22 hɔk22], Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 jung1 man4 dai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué) is the second oldest of the eight universities in Hong Kong; it is also the only collegiate university in Hong Kong. The CU has the largest university campus in Hong Kong, located in Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin, occupying a total area of 1.344 square kilometers. It's branch centre, which houses the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, is located in Admiralty, Hong Kong Island.
The motto of the university is 博文約禮, or "to broaden one's intellectual horizon and keep within the bounds of propriety". These are words of ancient wisdom from the Analects of Confucius. In Confucian tradition, a person of noble character and integrity should not disregard etiquette and morality while engaging in intellectual pursuit.
On the school emblem is the mythical bird, Fenghuang or commonly referred to as Chinese Phoenix, embodying the qualities of nobleness, beauty, loyalty, and dignity.
Despite its misleading name, the Chinese University does not conduct its classes solely in Chinese. Both Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese) and English are official languages of instruction.
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[edit] Academics and Research
The university library system houses the Hong Kong Studies Archive, Hong Kong Literature Collection, Chinese Overseas Collection, Nobel Laureate GAO, Xingjian Collection, Nobel Laureate CY Yeung Archive, American Studies Resource Collection and Modern Chinese Drama Collection which highlight the distinctive CUHK stock of literatures in Hong Kong. The Chinese Medicine collection is being developed and will open to public soon. In 2002, the library system has more than 1.8 million holdings.
The University Library System coordinates the collection and library services in its 7 libraries:
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The University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCS) was established in 1965 under the former name of the Department of Extramural Studies. From January 2006, the School has been renamed to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Bearing the mission of providing quality continuing professional education programmes and services to meet the changing needs of society, the School offers a diverse range of courses and programmes at different levels. In 2005-06, around 2,000 courses and over 150 programmes were offered with a total enrolment of over 40,000.
[edit] Tradition
From CUHK's website: "Our Mission: To assist in the preservation, creation, application and dissemination of knowledge by teaching, research and public service in a comprehensive range of disciplines, thereby serving the needs and enhancing the well-being of the citizens of Hong Kong, China as a whole, and the wider world community."
"Our vision: To be acknowledged locally, nationally and internationally as a first-class comprehensive research university whose bilingual and multicultural dimensions of student education, scholarly output and contribution to the community consistently meet standards of excellence."
[edit] History
CUHK was founded in 1963 when New Asia College (新亞書院, founded 1949), Chung Chi College (崇基學院, 1951) and United College (聯合書院, 1956) were amalgamated. A fourth college, Shaw College (逸夫書院), was established and joined in 1986.
[edit] Organizations
There are a total of 9 main faculties at CUHK:
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Each faculty regulates different undergraduate degrees accordingly. Notice the interesting fact that the graduate school is a faculty by itself, which means that none of the other faculties are "in charge" of their own graduate degrees. For example, if you are a BA in music, then you would register your classes at the office of the Faculty of Arts. However, if you are a graduate student in the music program, then you will probably have to direct your administrative business to the Graduate School, and your academic inquiries to your teachers at the Faculty of Arts.
[edit] Campus Setting/Life on Campus
- Transportation:
The University takes full advantage of the well-established public transportation system in Hong Kong. The Kowloon-Canton Railway provides train services to the University in Ma Liu Shui, the New Territories, at the University Station. There are also different bus routes connecting CUHK's main campus to other parts of the city. Public minibus service is also availale to reach various part of the city, even in the mid-night.
Once inside the vicinity of the main campus, one has the choice of walking to various parts of the univesrity, or take the university's internal bus.
[edit] Recent Expansions
In 2006, the university received a sum of HK$270 million donation from the Morningside Foundation and Morningside Education Foundation and The S.H. Ho Foundation, to establish 2 new colleges named Morningside College (晨興書院) and S. H. Ho College (善衡書院). The two new colleges will be in full operation by 2012, in order to cater for the expected increase in student enrolment due to the educational reform.
[edit] Notable CUHK People
Chan Wong Shui, Pamela (陳黃穗), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Consumer Council
Vincent heng Hoi-Chuen (鄭海泉), Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Shiu-Yuen Cheng (鄭紹遠), Dean of School of Science of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Cheung Man-kwong (張文光), Member of the Legislative Council
Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文), film comedian, scriptwriter and director
Kwong Chi-kin (鄺志堅), Member of the Legislative Council, Barrister
Lee Ming-kwai (李明逵), Former Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong
Joseph Y. W. Pang(彭玉榮), Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
Prof Samuel Sun, Sai Man, the first scientist in the world to clone a plant gene
Tso Wung-Wai (曹宏威), Professor of Biochemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a District Councillor of Shatin
Lap-Chee Tsui (徐立之), Vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
Wong Wai-kay, Ricky (王維基), Chairman of City Telecom (HK) Limited & Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited
Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐), a world-renowned scholar in Mathematics who received the Fields Medal in 1982
[edit] See also
- The Art Museum at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of universities in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
[edit] External links
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Friends of The Art Museum - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- CUHK to Establish Two New Colleges
- 40 years of CUHK
