Chinese University of Hong Kong

"CUHK" redirects here. Not to be confused with City University of Hong Kong.
The Chinese University of
Hong Kong
香港中文大學
The school emblem, depicting a mythical Chinese bird in the school colours, purple and gold.
Emblem[a]
Motto
博文約禮 (Classical Chinese)
Motto in English
Through learning and temperance to virtue
TypePublic
Established17 October 1963; 61 years ago (1963-10-17)
ChairmanJohn Chai
ChancellorJohn Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
Vice-ChancellorRocky Tuan
ProvostAlan K. L. Chan
Pro-Vice-ChancellorsPoon Wai-yin
Chan Wai-yee
Sham Mai-har
Anthony T.C. Chan
Nick Rawlins
Academic staff
1,729 (2023)[1]
Students21,110 (2023)[1]
Undergraduates17,780 (2023)[1]
Postgraduates4,241 (2023)[1]
Location
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

22°25′11″N 114°12′24.45″E / 22.41972°N 114.2067917°E / 22.41972; 114.2067917
CampusRural
137.3 hectares (1.373 km2)
LanguageChinese, English
Colours
  Purple & gold
Affiliations
MascotChinese phoenix
Websitecuhk.edu.hk Edit this at Wikidata
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese香港中文大學
Simplified Chinese香港中文大学
Cantonese YaleHēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk
JyutpingHoeng1gong2 Zung1man4 Daai6hok6
IPA[hœ̂ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ tsʊ́ŋmɐ̏n tàːihɔ̀ːk]

The Chinese University of Hong Kong[b] (CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Established in 1963 as a federation of three colleges – Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College,[3] it is Hong Kong's second-oldest university, with the first being the University of Hong Kong. Predecesors of the university included St. John's University, Lingnan University and Yenching University, alongside 10 other Christian universities in China.

The university is organised into nine constituent colleges and eight academic faculties, and remains the only collegiate university in Hong Kong. The university operates in both English and Chinese.

Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal, and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence.[4]


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  1. ^ a b c d "Facts and Figures 2023" (PDF). The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  2. ^ "Do You Know Why CUHK is Named "The Chinese University of Hong Kong" and not just "Chinese University of Hong Kong"?". Alumni Affairs Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Dr Choh-Ming Li, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University, elaborated on the name[.] [...] He said: "Another common interpretation given to the name of the University is that the word Chinese means Chinese culture, hence implying that the University is a university of Chinese culture. Of course no university can be separated from its national setting.["] [...] Dr. Li further pointed out that "all universities established in China or by Chinese overseas are Chinese universities, ours is The Chinese University, with a capital T, in order to put into sharp focus the special mission of this University".
  3. ^ "CUHK History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
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