CW Chu College
| 敬文書院 | |
| Motto |
Cultus et Beneficentia 修己澤人，儲才濟世 |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007 |
| Master | Professor Kenneth Young |
| Location | Shatin, Hong Kong |
| Affiliations | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Website | www.cwchu.cuhk.edu.hk |
CW Chu College (敬文書院) is one of the new colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong admitting its first students in 2012.
Origin
Founded in 2007, CW Chu College is named after Dr Chu Ching-wen (1906–1996), a prominent industrialist and philanthropist who spent the larger part of his career in Hong Kong. The University decided to perpetuate the memory of Dr Chu by naming a new college after him.
Full Residence and Communal Dining
CW Chu College is a small college with a student membership of approximately 300. It is one of the three colleges at CUHK which will provide residential accommodation for all its undergraduate members for four years of their undergraduate studies.* To enhance the interaction among themselves and with teachers, students will take part in communal dinners three times per week. They will also benefit from the wisdom and experience of speakers from all walks of life during the College high table dinners.
College General Education Programme
The General Education Programme at CW Chu College will consist of (1) a credit-bearing component (an induction course for Year 1 students and a capstone course for Year 4 students), and (2) a non-formal component that carries no credit units (required extended orientation for freshmen and communal dining including high table dinners; and voluntary social service).
The induction course will be a key component of the first-year experience introducing students to university learning, while the capstone course will allow students to synthesize their academic skills beyond the limits of the major programme, engage with a real-life issue of relevance to society, analyze the factors, constraints and options, and present their findings in a cogent, reasoned and persuasive manner. Students are expected to learn and participate actively through lectures, tutorials, presentations, group work and the writing of term papers.
Admission into New Curriculum
The College will start to admit students into the new university curriculum (4 years for most subjects) in 2012. To prepare for the first students, CW Chu College has started the planning and development of its mentorship scheme, service-learning programmes and many different cultural and social activities for students. It is exploring exchange opportunities with universities abroad, with the aim of enriching students’ cultural awareness, and helping them to develop cultural sensitivity as well as a global outlook. Endowment funds for scholarships and bursaries have also been set up to recognize excellence and provide support.
Campus Location and Design
Located at the Campus Circuit North. Apart from living quarters for the undergraduates, the buildings will house dining facilities for the entire membership of the College, and purpose-built space for tutorials, seminars and other collegiate activities. The construction of the College campus will begin in the fall of 2011, and is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2013. Before the completion of the College buildings, students will be provided with accommodation in I-House.
College Master
Professor Kenneth Young, Professor of Physics at CUHK, is the Master of CW Chu College.