Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
香港中文大學 | |||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 博文約禮 (Classical Chinese) | ||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | Through learning and temperance to virtue | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 17 October 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Chairman | John Chai | ||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Rocky Tuan | ||||||||||||||
| Provost | Alan K. L. Chan | ||||||||||||||
| Pro-Vice-Chancellors | Poon Wai-yin Chan Wai-yee Sham Mai-har Anthony T.C. Chan Nick Rawlins | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,697 | ||||||||||||||
| Students | 21,110 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 17,170 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 3,940 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 22°25′11″N 114°12′24.45″E | ||||||||||||||
| Campus | Rural 137.3 hectares (1.373 km2) | ||||||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Colours | Purple & gold | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, ACU, IAU, WUN, ACUCA, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy, BHUA, GHMUA | ||||||||||||||
| Mascot | Chinese phoenix | ||||||||||||||
| Website | cuhk.edu.hk | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港中文大學 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港中文大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk | ||||||||||||||
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The institute was founded as a federation of three existing colleges—Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College—the oldest of which was founded in 1949. The Chinese University of Hong Kong holds deep historical roots, positioning CUHK as the most historically rich institution of higher education in Hong Kong. CUHK is now organized 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, although classes in most colleges are taught in English.
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.