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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions will be held this Saturday, 20 October 2018. The Orientation Day provides the latest admissions and programme information and opens the faculty and college facilities to let students, parents and teachers have a better understanding of CUHK. The Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions in the ‘CUHK Mobile’ application has also been updated with details of all activities and a campus map for visitors to plan their visit and transport routings. Interested parties are welcome to download or update the ‘CUHK Mobile’ application (applicable to iOS and Android users).

Admission Talks Provide Useful Information

CUHK will organise several admission talks and question & answer sessions which will introduce different ways to get admitted into CUHK to suit the needs of students from different backgrounds. The talks will include the JUPAS and Non-JUPAS schemes for applicants with sub-degree or overseas qualifications and for applicants from the mainland, to be conducted in Cantonese, English and Putonghua. The first admission talk will be held at 10 am in the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK focusing on the latest admission arrangement this year.

AI and Data Science and Policy Studies Programmes

Artificial Intelligent (AI) technology has been integrating with different industries and even our daily lives. Take medical application as an example, AI can be used to detect early stage cancer and improve the accuracy of computer-assisted surgery. Self-service stores and smart homes are also AI-based services. Moreover, world population ageing will boost the demand for AI talent. The new AI programme is the first of its kind in Hong Kong and is offered by the Faculty of Engineering at CUHK, which is one of the world’s recognised AI research institutions. The programme is designed to meet today’s tremendous need of well-trained talents in AI and related specialisations.

Data science is the next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity. Big data serves as the basis and evidence for solving complex social problems. In response to this societal need and to develop people with the professional knowledge of both data analytics and policy studies, the Faculty of Social Science at CUHK will launch an undergraduate programme in Data Science and Policy Studies. Students should join the exchange programme to take related subjects offered by the overseas partnering institutions that are leaders in the field of data science and policy studies.

New Five-year Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Degree Programme

There is high demand for professional early childhood educators as a result of the implementation of the 15-year free education policy in Hong Kong. In response to the latest development and the needs of early childhood education, the Faculty of Education of CUHK will launch a full-time Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Degree Programme in the 2019-20 academic year. Through this Programme, the Faculty aims to develop high quality kindergarten teachers and early childhood educators in Hong Kong.

Highlighted Diversified Programmes

CUHK’s Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social Science will introduce all their departments and programmes by organising exhibitions, admission talks, laboratory and facility visits and different kinds of demonstrations.  Some Faculties will also arrange group discussions on what life is like in the University with current CUHK students who will talk about study and living features in CUHK.

Highlighted programmes from specific departments include: archaeology demonstration session and field-trip exhibition (Sichuan Sanxingdui, Jiangjou Battlefield and Guangdong Nanhai No.1 Shipwreck) by the Department of Anthropology; visitors experiencing discussion of different philosophical issues in the ‘Philosophy Forum’ organised by the Department of Philosophy; visitors experiencing the daily routines of financial traders in the financial trading laboratory open house by the Quantitative Finance / Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science; trailing the Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robotics in the Department of Biomedical Engineering laboratory; visiting a Moot Court and Seminar and Demonstration: Learn More About Mooting by the Faculty of Law; two public lectures by the Faculty of Science on ‘Soybean Research and STEAM Education’ and ‘Interaction between wave and matter’; fun economic games by the Department of Economics; guided tours to the Urban Design Studio; and equipment display of innovations in care for the aged by The Nethersole School of Nursing.

Opening of College Facilities

CUHK’s unique college system has been a good tradition, offering students a close and harmonious learning environment, strengthening their whole-person development and enriching their learning experience.  All of the nine colleges of CUHK including the Chung Chi College, New Asia College, United College, Shaw College, Morningside College, S.H. Ho College, C.W. Chu College, Wu Yee Sun College and Lee Wo Sing College will open and introduce their own culture and features with talks, exhibitions and history galleries. Students and parents can also visit the hostels, multimedia centres and all kinds of sports and leisure amenities of the colleges.  Guided tours are also organised in the University Library, Chung Chi College Elisabeth Luce Moore Library, New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library, United College Wu Chung Multimedia Library and the Architecture Library.

For information on the CUHK Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions, please visit: www.cuhk.edu.hk/oday/
For enquiries: 3943-8947 / 3943-8951

Users of iPhone and Android mobile phones can download the ‘CUHK Mobile’ application from the below URLs:
Phone users: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cuhk-mobile/id441447866?ls=1&mt=8
Android users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hk.edu.cuhk.cuhkmobile