Milestones through the Decades

New Asia College founded

Chung Chi College founded

United College founded

Fulton Commission established

Three Colleges amalgamated to form CUHK

Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social Science established

The first Bachelor’s Degrees were awarded

First student exchange programme launched

School of Education established (Upgraded to Faculty of Education in 1991)

Department of Extramural Studies established (renamed School of Continuing Studies in 1994 and School of Continuing and Professional Studies in 2006)

Graduate School set up, being the first in Hong Kong

Institute of Chinese Studies established

The first Master’s Degrees were awarded

Central Office moved to the campus in Shatin

University Student Union inaugurated

University Library Opened

United College and New Asia College moved to campus in Shatin

Faculty of Business Administration established

The report of the Second Fulton Commission completed. The Report emphasized academic participation in the governance of the University and the integration of academic departments

The first PhD programme was launched

Faculty of Medicine established

Undergraduate Part-time Degree Programmes introduced

The first Doctor of Philosophy Degree was conferred

The undergraduate curriculum was restructured on a credit-unit system. General education was further strengthened

Shaw College founded

The Universities Service Centre amalgamated with CUHK (Renamed Universities Service Centre for China Studies in 1993)

The Senate endorsed the adoption of a flexible credit unit system for undergraduate studies with effect from September 1991

Faculty of Engineering established

Department of Nursing established (renamed Nethersole School of Nursing in 2002)

School of Pharmacy established

School of Accountancy established

CUHK Convocation established

HKIX set up at CUHK to provide an interconnection point for local internet traffic

The first batch of mainland students admitted to undergraduate programmes

School of Hotel Management established (renamed School of Hotel and Tourism Management in 2002)

School of Chinese Medicine established

School of Public Health established (renamed School of Public Health and Primary Care in 2009)

The Institute of Chinese Medicine established

First conferment of honorary fellowships

School of Law established (upgraded to Faculty of Law in 2008)

The University adopted a ten-year strategic plan as a blueprint for development in the coming decade

Morningside College and S.H. Ho College established

C.W. Chu College, Wu Yee Sun College and Lee Woo Sing College established

School of Architecture established

The grand opening of the teaching hotel and naming of Cheng Yu Tung Building

CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute opened

CUHK had operated a four-year normative curriculum from its establishment in 1963 up to the mid-1990s. In accordance with territory-wide educational reforms, the University reverted to a 4-year undergraduate curriculum from September 2012

50th Anniversary of CUHK

CUHK Strategic Plan 2016–2020 Adopted

Launch of Global Alumni Advisory Board and the Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence Programme

Online teaching was adopted to ensure continuation of teaching and research. A fund was also set up to support University members affected by the pandemic

CUHK Strategic Plan 2021–2025 was implemented as the blueprint for University development that runs the gamut from education, student experience, research and innovation to global engagement, talent attraction and development, alumni engagement and institutional advancement, complete with sustainability

CUHK Medical Centre opened

Achieved exceptional results in international university rankings: 38th in the QS World University Rankings and 49th in the THE World University Rankings

60th Anniversary of CUHK