The College scholarships and awards tenable in 2024-2025 for final-year students and postgraduates are now open for applications and nominations.
Besides “United College Ming De Scholarship” and “United College Xin Min Scholarship”, the iconic academic award and service award in the College, starting from this academic year, a new award – the “Prof Tienchi Chen and Pearl Kong Chen Ming De Xin Min Scholarship for Performing Arts” has been established, with a prize of HK$10,000. This award recognises final-year students who have demonstrated outstanding performance in the performing arts (including dancing, music, Chinese opera, drama, film & television, theatre & entertainment arts) both on-campus and off-campus throughout their studies. Applicants should contact either their Department Coordinators or members of the College Management Team for nomination.
Interested students please apply on-line at the College webpage during the period from 3 March to 5:30pm on 14 March 2025.
Please click on the name of the awards for further details and application.
(*Applicants should be either seeking admission or have already been admitted for postgraduate studies in 2025-2026)
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The College will organise the service-learning pilot scheme this summer. The service themes will be “Newly Emerged Sports with SEN Students”. For those students who are interested in Newly Emerged Sports, as well as passionate in SEN students service, don’t miss this opportunity!
Students completed the scheme could apply for an exemption of the College General Education 1-unit course
(GEUC2101, only for 2023-24 or before admission cohort) OR 2-unit (GEUC2211, only for 2024-25 and onwards admission cohort). As the Scheme requires students to serve in local NGOs, applicants should be fluent in Cantonese.
moreThe United College Departmental Group Photo Taking for the graduating class of 2024–2025 will be held on Friday, 11 April 2025. Student Societies intending to set up celebration booths on the event day are required to complete registration. Further details are provided below:
Date: 11 April 2025 (Friday)
Celebration Booth Hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm (including preparation and cleanup)
Tentative Booth Locations: Open area in front of Adam Schall Residence, Lawn outside Adam Schall Residence, Lawn outside Bethlehem Hall, Open area around Z Banner Frame.
Registration Deadline: 5 March 2025, at 23:59
Please note that the number of booths is limited and will be reserved on a first come first served basis.
United College Student Hostels Management Committee is in the process of conducting an open consultation on the revision of student hostel and air-conditioning fees for 2025-2026. In the committee meeting held in mid-January, the committee members and the student representatives discussed the proposed fee adjustments for next year based on the budget plan of student hostels.
For details on the reasons for adjusting the hostel fees and maintaining the current air-conditioning fees, please refer to the following document.
Students are welcome to submit their opinions via the College’s webform by 12:00 noon on 21 February 2025. Thank you!
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CUHK members are cordially invited to the United College Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lectures to be delivered by Professor Jacob Soll, University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, History and Accounting, University of Southern California. Professor Soll will visit our college from 12 March to 22 March 2025.
Professor Jacob Soll is a leading historian, public intellectual and a University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, History, and Accounting at the University of Southern California. His work spans the history of political thought, the history of accounting, and the role of information in the development of modern states. Much of his work has been animated by the question of why succeed or fail, and the lessons these historical cases can teach us. His sage advice on economic questions is regularly sought by policy makers throughout the world. Professor Soll’s works are widely recognized by the academia, and he has been awarded several distinguished fellowships and lectureships throughout the world, namely a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence and the Huygens-Descartes Lectureship at the Akadamie van Wetenschappen in Amsterdam.
During his visit to the United College, Professor Soll will deliver two public lectures:
Date: 14 March 2025 (Friday)
Time: 11:30am
Venue: LT 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: 19 March 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Both lectures will be delivered in English, and seats can be reserved via this online registration link: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13699153. The deadline of registration is by noon, 3 March 2025.
Information about the United College Distinguished Visiting Scholar scheme is available at https://www.uc.cuhk.edu.hk/student-corner/distinguished-visiting-scholar-scheme/scholars.
moreApplications for the reimbursement of student activity expenses for the period of January to December 2024 are now being accepted. Please email the copies of the activity receipts, the completed 2024 Student Activity Expenditure Reimbursement Form, and 2024 Student Society Activity Information Declaration Form to the Chairperson of the Student Union Council, Mr Choy Man Hin Thomas (ucsucouncil@link.cuhk.edu.hk) by 14 February 2025. Late submissions will be considered forfeited.
When submitting the reimbursement documents, please pay attention to the following points:
United College’s Fifth Hostel — Choi Kai Yau Residence will be ready in 2025! We believe many students are looking forward to moving into this brand-new hostel.
Before the new hostel starts operating, we need to prepare many tasks. One important task is to establish the “Choi Kai Yau Residence Organising Committee,” which will be responsible for assisting with move-ins, organising various orientation activities, and supporting the Residents’ Association to create a unique culture for Choi Kai Yau Residence.
The College is now recruiting students with experience in organising College or Hall activities and who are willing to serve, to become the committee members. The successful applicants can reside in Choi Kai Yau Residence for one year. There are 8 positions available. Applicants must attend an interview.
The application deadline for the Choi Kai Yau Residence Organising Committee is at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 24, 2025. Interested students should complete the following online application form and upload the relevant documents as instructed. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
moreTo encourage students to organise new or creative activities, the College has established the Creative Student Activity Award Programme and it is now open for application. This award programme is funded by the United College Endowment Fund and T C Cheng Memorial Fund. The aims of the Award are: (i) to increase the number of student activities in high quality on campus, which benefit all College students; (ii) to foster the development of an active spirit amongst student organisations; and (iii) to motivate students in participating and supporting College life.
The proposed activities should be held between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026. Awarded student(s) or organisation(s) will be subsidised according to their programme proposals. Detailed activity and financial reports must be submitted to the College upon completion of the programme.
The United College Distinguished Visiting Scholar Scheme for 2025-26 is now open for nomination. Details about the Scheme could be found at https://www.uc.cuhk.edu.hk/student-corner/distinguished-visiting-scholar-scheme/.
All United College teaching staff are welcome to submit their nominations via the below online application form, together with the nominee’s curriculum vitae, by 28 February 2025, noon (Friday).
moreImportant Notes for College Assemblies (GEUC1000) in Term 2 of 2024-25
^Live Stream will be broadcasted in the classrooms near Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. NO video link will be provided
*Please use your University email account to register e-tickets online.
The check-in date in Term 2 will start from 12:00 noon of 2 January 2025 (Thursday). Please go to your assigned hostel and provide your CU Link card and a passport photo to complete the check-in procedure. All residents are required to complete the check-in procedures before 12pm on 12 January 2025 (Sunday). Late admissions without notification to your respective wardens will be treated as relinquishment of hostel places.
Below is the “Resident list with room allocation of Term 2”. Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results. The password has been sent to you by email.
Successful applicants will receive their billing notification from the Finance Office of the University by e-mail. Please follow the payment due date.
For details and arrangement required upon check-in, please refer “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels in Term 2” as below.
moreApplication results for 2025-2026 regular-term residence in UC student hostels (only for non-local students promoting to year 3 in 2025-2026) have been announced on 18 December 2024. Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results. The password has been sent to you by email.
Successful applicants can submit applications for choosing roommates in mid-July 2025. Room allocation will be completed by the end of August 2025. Further details will be announced on the College website closer to the date. Those wishing to relinquish their hostel places should notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students in writing (email: hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before 11 July 2025.
Unsuccessful applicants may lodge appeals by submitting the appeal form to the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students before 24 January 2025 if they have special reasons not previously mentioned in their applications. Appeal results and second-round allocation will be announced on the College website on 24 March 2025.
moreDr Thomas T T Chen, a former member of the Board of Trustees of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, passed away on 5 November 2024, at the age of 99. The College is deeply saddened by the passing and Dr Chen and extends heartfelt condolences to his family.
Dr Chen served as a Trustee of United College from 1991 to 2012 and as a member of the College Endowment Fund Committee from 1996 to 2012. He founded the Si Yuan Foundation, named after the Chinese idiom “drinking water, think of its source,” which emphasizes giving back to society. The Foundation has been dedicated to promoting educational development and medical services in both mainland China and Hong Kong. In its early years, the Foundation funded the construction of the Si Yuan Amenities Centre and Si Yuan Amphitheatre at the College, significantly enhancing campus life and the cultural atmosphere
Dr Chen was tireless in his efforts to advance education in Hong Kong and Mainland China, achieving remarkable success. In 2004, The Chinese University of Hong Kong awarded him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the university and society.
moreDr Lui Che Woo, a member of the Board of Trustees of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, passed away on 7 November 2024, at the age of 95. The College is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Lui and conveys its deepest condolences to his family.
Dr Lui had been serving as a Trustee of United College since 1995 and as a member of the College Endowment Fund Committee since 1996. Over the years, he generously donated to the college and the university, including establishing scholarships for medical research to cultivate top medical talents in Hong Kong and supporting the development of Chinese music at the college by founding the “Dr Lui Che Woo Chinese Music Education Development Fund.”
Dr Lui made significant contributions to the post-war construction and economic development of Hong Kong. He was deeply concerned about education and research in Hong Kong and made substantial contributions to The Chinese University of Hong Kong and United College.
moreHostel Application for UC Non-local Students during Non-guaranteed Year in 2025-2026 opens from 29 October to 5:30pm on 15 November 2024.
Non-local undergraduates wishing to reside on campus in their non-guaranteed year have to submit hostel applications to the College as instructed. A quota will be set aside for them but they will have to compete according to the prevailing selection criteria. These will include (a) academic performance, (b) participation in extra-curricular activities and (c) participation in hostel activities.
Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered. Please read the following “Notice to Applicants for UC Hostel Accommodation” carefully before applying.
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United College Social Innovation & Experiential Learning Project 2024-2025, Group Sense Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Award is accepting registrations from 11 Oct 2024 to 17 Jan 2025.
It aims to promote social innovation and to initiate sustainable development of the campus and the society. Through professional training and consultation, we encourage students to think from different perspectives and turn their creative ideas into some innovative projects which could help solve some social problems. We anticipate that their projects could effectively respond to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations, and will progressively develop and contribute to the sustainable development of a harmonious society.
The champion would be awarded a cash prize of HK$10,000, and a maximum seed fund of HK$20,000 to implement the project.
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Are you interest in video production, photography, design, interview, statistical analysis, computer programming/web design, or working at the College counter?
Do you want your work to be showcased on various college platforms and events?
Would you like to be involved in the College work during your free time, while earning extra income and gaining work experience?
Seize the opportunity to register as a student helper!
The College offers various job opportunities every year, allowing students to participate and showcase your talents. The College is now recruiting student helpers in following aspects:
Video Production🎞️
Photography📹
Design🎴
Translation📑
Interview & Script Writing📝
Date Input/Statistical Analysis📊
Website Design/Software Programming🖥
On duty at Dean of Students’ Office/Tien Chi Microcomputer Laboratory👩🏻💻
College staff will contact you when there is a suitable task available.
(!!!Just a reminder: Submitting some of your previous designs or portfolio will increase your chances of getting hired!!!)
The newly appointed office-bearers of the Student Union Council assumed office on 15 March 2024. Their term will last until 28 February 2025. The new office-bearers of the Student Union Council are as follows:
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主席Chairperson |
蔡汶軒 (歷史/三) CHOY Man Hin (HIST/3) |
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副主席Vice-chairperson |
葉沛希 (政治與行政學/⼆) IP Pui Hei (GPAD/2) |
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秘書Secretary |
何梓雋 (護理學/⼀) HO Tsz Chun (NURS/1) |
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總務General Affairs Officer |
呂陶 (內外全科醫學/⼀) LUI To (MEDU/1) |
The Creative Media Studio of the Tien Chi Microcomputer Laboratory, United College provides a versatile space for UC students. In addition to facilitating various types of productions, the studio can also be transformed into a venue for hosting activities. The studio currently offers the following services:
►Chill & chat | Group Discussion | Small Event | Formal Meeting
► Record Video Resumes | Portrait / Product Photography | Sound recording & mixing | Video recording & Live Streaming
►Tailor-made shooting plans (subject to service charge)
The service hours of the Creative Media Studio have been extended to weekday evenings and Saturdays. Students who would like to use the studio can now fill out an online form to make a reservation. The updated service hours are as follows:
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Monday to Friday |
10am – 9pm |
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Saturday |
10am – 4pm |
*Except Public Holidays
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Tien Chi Microcomputer Laboratory of the is now offering the Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) borrowing service. UC student may come to the lab in-person and present valid CUlink to College staff on duty at the lab, complete an online booking form, and pay deposit for borrowing the SSD!
Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before using this service.
moreThe opening hours of buildings at United College are shown as below.
Tsang Shiu Tim Building & T C Cheng Building
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Monday to Friday |
8:00am – 10:30pm |
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Saturday |
8:00am – 5:00pm |
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Sunday, Public Holidays and University Holidays |
Closed |
Cheung Chuk Shan Amenities Building
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Monday to Sunday, and Public Holidays |
8:00am – 10:30pm |
Password for AV Equipment Cabinet will be provided by completing electronic form in the link below only. (Requested by fax / email will not be addressed)
IMPORTANT NOTE
In order to maintain the highest security level for the AV Equipment Cabinets in classrooms, please keep the password for your personal use / relevant lecturing staff ONLY. Passwords will be changed every academic year.
moreMany thanks to our College alumni, Mr CHAN Pan (2016/PHAR) and Ms AU Sui Man Shermen (2018/MEDU) for their wonderful drawings. High-definition wallpapers can be enlarged to download for Zoom meetings.
moreRegistered student societies of United College can book venue or borrow equipment from the College. Please submit your application via the online form below.
Registered student organisations can apply for displaying of promotional material at United College campus under the following procedure.
moreApplication Period: All Year
The Certifying Letter issued by the College now accepts “online application“. Student are required to submit the completed application form and related information. The process of student applications takes around 7 working days under normal circumstances. Please bring along your SID card and collect the Letter after 7 working days at the Dean of Students’ Office, 2/F Tsang Shiu Tim Building, United College.
Note: The College only offers ‘Reference Letter for Bank Account’ to local licensed banks under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
The office hours of the DSO counter service are as follows:
Term Time
Mondays to Thursdays: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am – 5:45 pm
Term Break & Summer Vacation
Mondays to Thursdays: 9:00 am – 1:00pm and 2:00pm – 5:30 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am – 1:00pm and 2:00pm – 5:45 pm
For application of certifying letter for student identity, programme of studies, expected year of graduation, University awards / qualifications and transcripts, please contact the University’s Registration and Examinations Section, Registry or register via the following link.
Online application
