Chinese University of Hong Kong Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is one of the seven universities in Hong Kong, it is also one of the oldest. CUHK was founded in 1963 when New Asia College (1949), Chung Chi College (1951) and United College (1956) were amalgamated. Shaw College joined in 1986 to become one of the four member colleges of today's CUHK.
The campus is located at the bay of Tolo Harbour just north of the town of Shatin. It occupies a total area of 1.3 km² with more than 130 state-of-the-art buildings and is the biggest in Hong Kong.
CUHK hosts one of the only two medical schools in Hong Kong, the other being at the University of Hong Kong.
It can be reached by the Kowloon Canton Railway at the University Station.
In 2002, a controversial discussion about the amalgamation of CUHK with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was started by the government, but was later dismissed.
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Organization
The University's Chancellor is Tung Chee-hwa, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Lawrence J. Lau, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellors are Prof. Kenneth Young, Prof. Liu Pak-wai and Prof. Cheng Chun-yiu, Jack.
Number of postgraduate students: 6,178
Total number of enrolment (post-graduate and undergraduate): 15,508
(figures as of 31 March, 2003)
The University has about 4,900 staff members in which over 1,800 are teaching and research staff.
(figures as of 30 June, 2002)
Postgraduate Hall Complex has around 1,040 places for graduate students in 6 units:
This is an Article on Chinese University of Hong Kong. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Chinese University of Hong Kong Demographics
Number of undergraduate students (full-time and part-time): 9,330Faculties
At present, there are seven faculties: The Faculties of Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Science and Social Science. Fifty-three full-time undergraduate programmes and two part-time degree programmes leading to bachelor's degrees are offered by the sixty-one departments within the seven faculties.Graduate School
There are a total of fifty-four graduate divisions in CUHK. The University offers ten postgraduate diploma programmes, one hundred and twenty-three master programmes and sixty-one doctoral programmes in the academic year 2002/03. Student Accommodation
Chung Chi College provides 1,434 hostel places in its ten hostels:
New Asia College can accommodate 1,070 students in its four hostels:
United College provides students with more than 770 places in its four hostels:
Shaw College provides 1,160 places in its three hostels:
(figures as of 1 March 2003)Notable CUHK Alumni
See also
External link