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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.
Both campuses are supervised by the same Senate and share the same academic structure and curriculum design. [2] Graduates from CUHK–Shenzhen are awarded degrees of CUHK, the same as those awarded to CUHK graduates (but denoting "Shenzhen" in the main text), [2] [3] as well as a graduation certificate conferred by CUHK–Shenzhen.
The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Chinese: 大學聯合招生辦法), commonly known as JUPAS (聯招), is a unified system for applying for full-time undergraduate programmes in Hong Kong.
In the late 1980s, the Government of Hong Kong wanted to improve the university system in Hong Kong. The duration of degree courses offered by CUHK was then gradually shortened from four to three years. In 1992, the government launched the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), which only accepted the HKALE. Therefore, the HKHLE ...
CUHK is a bilingual university; in general, courses are taught in English and/or Chinese. [2] The faculty remains to be one of the two medical faculties in Hong Kong, along with the older LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. They are the only two tertiary institutions which offer medicine and pharmacy education in the city.
The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) is the main route of application designed to assist students holding Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) or Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) results in applying for admission to universities in Hong Kong.
As a collegiate university, the Chinese University of Hong Kong comprises nine colleges that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on institutional affairs: Chung Chi College, New Asia College, United College, [1] Shaw College, Morningside College, [2] S. H. Ho College, [3] CW Chu College, Wu Yee Sun College and Lee Woo Sing College.
Upon his retirement in September 2019, Lutz-Christian Wolff, Wei Lun Professor of Law and former Dean of the CUHK Graduate School (2004-2019) assumed the Deanship. Wolff was a founding member of the Faculty of Law (then: School of Law). He specializes in international and Chinese business law, private international law as well as comparative law.