Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong[b] (CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
"CUHK" redirects here. Not to be confused with City University of Hong Kong.Motto
Through learning and temperance to virtue
17 October 1963
John Chai
Poon Wai-yin
Chan Wai-yee
Sham Mai-har
Anthony T.C. Chan
Nick Rawlins
1,697[1]
21,110[2]
17,170[2]
3,940[2]
English
香港中文大學
香港中文大学
Hēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk
Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué
Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué
Hēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), commonly referred to as CUHK, is a collegiate public research comprehensive university in Hong Kong. Established in 1963 through the merger of Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College, it is the first research university in Hong Kong and the only one adopting a college system.
History[edit]
Origins[edit]
The university was formed in 1963 as a federation of three existing colleges. The first of these, New Asia College, was established in 1949 by anti-Communist Confucian scholars from Mainland China amid the revolution there. Among the founders were Ch'ien Mu, Tang Junyi, and Tchang Pi-kai. Curriculum focused particularly on Chinese heritage and social concerns. The early years of this school were tumultuous, with the campus relocating several times between rented premises around Kowloon. Academics there were often self-exiled from the mainland and they struggled financially, with students sometimes sleeping on rooftops and teachers foregoing pay to sustain the college. Funds were gradually raised and the school moved to a new campus in Kau Pui Lung, built with the support of the Ford Foundation, in 1956.[4]
Administration and organisation[edit]
Governance[edit]
Prior to Hong Kong's handover, the colony's governor was the de jure chancellor of the university. That role was assumed by the territory's chief executive following the handover. For a list of pre- and post-handover university chancellors, refer to the articles for the governor of Hong Kong and the chief executive of Hong Kong.
University rankings
101-150 (2021)
47 (2024)
53 (2024)
91-100 (2022)
42 (2024)
11 (2022)
7 (2022)
5 (2023)
