Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong " means in modern Chinese. "Chinese" in this context refers to the
ethnic group and, more importantly, the
Chinese culture , according to the university's founding vice-chancellor. The "the" is part of the name.}} (
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 , 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, though classes 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.
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