The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a bilingual (Chinese and English) and bicultural institution of higher learning founded in 1963. As a first-class comprehensive research university with both a local and an international outlook, we aim at cultivating quality higher degree graduates to serve the increasingly sophisticated needs of society and making contributions to the pool of human knowledge through research. We have a unique college system and a 134-hectare scenic campus. The majority of our teaching staff are bilingual and recruited from all over the world. Our current enrolment of postgraduate students is around 10,074, including a substantial portion of non-local students who are admitted from around the world.

To achieve our mission of accumulating and creating knowledge in different disciplines, we offer some 250 programmes leading to doctoral, research Master and taught Master degrees and postgraduate diplomas through eight Faculties: Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and Social Science. Postgraduate studentships are available for full-time research students. [ Request a catalogue now ] [ More about postgraduate programmes ]

Taking pride in its culture of teaching quality, The Chinese University of Hong Kong attaches great importance to teaching and learning, meaning that students benefit from an education of the highest possible quality. Below you will find links to information and resources relating to teaching and learning at CUHK.

CUHK, in accordance with its vision and mission, offers a wide range of research programmes in different subject areas, and strives to provide available scope for all academic staff to take on consultancy and collaborative projects with industry. CUHK has always put into practice a liberal policy in its research undertakings to allow breadth and depth. Research activities at CUHK cover dimensions laterally to encompass all subjects that are offered at CUHK, vertically to integrate staff research with teaching and longitudinally to range from upstream research to midstream development.

The Research Administration Office (RAO) supports the University's research activities by providing efficient and effective services to the researchers at CUHK, as well as by assisting senior management and the Research Committee in the development and implementation of the vision, plans and policies for the enhancement of the University's research portfolio. The Technology Licensing Office (TLO) is responsible for the management and licensing of the University's intellectual property, as well as for sponsored research.