During the summer vacation of this year, United College will provide part of the hostel places for renting by external organisations (e.g. CUHK units, local schools, non-profit registered organizations and charity bodies) to organize non-profit-making activities of educational, cultural, moral and/or civic education. The opening period is from 1 June to 31 July 2025. Discount rate will be given to the external organisations that rented our hostels previously, CUHK academic and administrative units. For details, please read the following “Notice to Applicants”.
moreApplication for Regular-term UC student hostel accommodation in 2025-2026 opens from 24 March to 1:00pm of 17 April 2025. UC students who want to experience the hostel life can apply via webform. Relevant documents should be uploaded together as instructed. Non-local students (except those promoting to year 3 in 2025-2026) should also submit the webform and required documents during the same application period. Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered. Please read the following “Notice to Applicants for UC Hostel Accommodation and Selection Criteria” carefully before applying.
moreAppeal results and 2nd round allocation 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 20 March 2024. Please login by your CUHK email to view the results.
Successful applicants can submit applications for choosing roommates before 11 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.
The rooms assigned to successful applicants are not to be exchanged or sub-let to others. The hostel places vacated by non-local undergraduate opting to relinquish their rooms will be assigned by the college to non-local undergraduates on the waiting list.
UC Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students
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Application for summer residence at UC student hostels in 2025 will open from 21 March to 1 pm on 4 April 2025. There will be half-term, full-term and special full-term residence periods. UC students who have compelling reasons to stay on campus during the summer break can apply via webform. The payment receipt for the prepayment of HKD $300 hostel fee and relevant documents should be uploaded together as instructed. Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered. Once the Residence Period is confirmed, no adjustments (including shortening the period) or cancellations can be made and the hostel fees that have already been paid will not be refunded.
Please read the following “Notice to Applicants” carefully before applying.
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During this summer vacation, the College will rent out part of the hostel places to external organisations for non-profit educational, cultural, moral, and/or civic activities. We are now recruiting TWO College students to serve as Student Coordinators for Summer Residence from late May to August to assist the College to handle the related works, including:
Each Student Coordinator will be provided with the remuneration, including cash allowance plus free accommodation for the summer months of 2025. The application deadline is 1 pm, 2 April 2025 (Wednesday).
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United College will organise a Reunion Luncheon for Alumni graduated for 40 years or above. Classes of 1985 or above are welcome to join this special occasion!
Date: 10 May 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 12:30 pm
Venue: Student Canteen, Ground Floor, Cheung Chuk Shan Amenities Building, United College.
Fee: $250
All alumni and their friends and relatives are welcome to join us. Alumni register on or before 17 April 2025 can enjoy an early bird discount of 20% ($200 per person after discount). Or alumni can also form a table of 12 people to enjoy a 20% discount on dinner fee ($2400 per table after discount). Registration deadline is 22 April 2025.
To inform alumni about the new development of the College, a campus tour will be arranged for alumni at 11:00 am on 10 May.
Interested alumni please fill in the webform. Or you can call Ms Stephanie Lo for reservation.
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Dr The Honourable Lee Shau Kee, GBM, a former member of the Board of Trustees of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), passed away on 17 March 2025, at the age of 97. The College is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Lee and conveys its deepest condolences to his family.
Dr Lee Shau Kee served as a Trustee of United College at CUHK from 1988 and as a member of the College Endowment Fund Committee starting in 1992, until his retirement in 2021. Dr Lee generously donated significant sums to CUHK to nurture outstanding talent and advance academic development, including establishing the “Lee Shau Kee Education Foundation” Scholarship, which supports underprivileged students in pursuing overseas studies and cultivating exceptional individuals.
Dr Lee dedicated his life to fostering economic prosperity in Hong Kong, China, and the Asia-Pacific region. His kind and virtuous character earned him deep respect and admiration.
moreUnited College is now inviting volunteers from University full-time staff or full-time postgraduate students, who are interested in the promotion of experiential learning amongst students and the enrichment of hostel life, to serve as Resident Tutors for the academic year 2025-2026. Please read the requirements and duties of a resident tutor as below.
Resident Tutor is not an employment with the University. There will not be any allowance/remuneration or any other employee benefits for provision of this volunteer service. The nominated Resident Tutor will be provided with a free single room in one of the United College student hostels. The service period will start in August 2025 and last for one year.
An application form can be downloaded from the College website. Please submit the completed application form either by email (hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) or to UC Dean of Students’ Office (Attention to Ms. Anna Poon) on or before 28 March 2025. Please write “Application for UC Resident Tutor – Confidential” on the covering email or envelope.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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
