List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
| AAPC | Administrative and Planning Committee |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AQS | Academic and Quality Section |
| CGE | College General Education |
| CLEAR | Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research |
| CTE | Course and Teaching Evaluation |
| CUHK | The Chinese University of Hong Kong; in this Manual, the term “the University” shall be used. |
| CUHK Library | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library |
| CUSIS | Chinese University Student Information System |
| Departments/ Schools | In this Manual, the term “Departments” shall include all departments and schools, unless stated otherwise. |
| DIO | Diversity and Inclusion Office |
| EE | External Examiner |
| EFCS | Early Feedback Collection System |
| ELITE | Centre for eLearning Innovation and Technology |
| Faculties | Faculties include Faculties of Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and Social Science. |
| GC | Graduate Council |
| GCExCo | Executive Committee of the Graduate Council |
| GE | General Education |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| HKALL | Hong Kong Academic Library Link |
| HKQF | Hong Kong Qualifications Framework |
| IF | Integrated Framework for Curriculum Development and Review |
| ILC | Independent Learning Centre |
| IPL | Improving Postgraduate Learning |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITSC | Information Technology Services Centre |
| JULAC | Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| MPhil | Master of Philosophy |
| OAL | Office of Academic Links |
| OBA | Outcomes-based Approach |
| OSA | Office of Student Affairs |
| OUGE | Office of University General Education |
| PDC | Professional Development Course |
| PEP | Planning Exercise Proposal |
| Pg | Postgraduate | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PPW | Programme Proposal Warehouse |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| RAC | Resource Allocation Committee |
| RAE | Research Assessment Exercise |
| RGC | Research Grants Council |
| RPg | Research Postgraduate |
| SAPC | Senate Academic Planning Committee |
| SCGE | Senate Committee on General Education |
| SCLE | Senate Committee on Language Enhancement |
| SCSD | Senate Committee on Student Discipline |
| SCTL | Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning |
| SDP | Student Development Portfolio |
| SET | Sub-Committee on Education Technologies |
| SFTQAC | Self-financed Taught Postgraduate Programmes Quota Allocation Committee |
| TAs | Teaching Assistants |
| T&L | Teaching and Learning |
| TPg | Taught Postgraduate |
| UEB | Undergraduate Examinations Board |
| Ug | Undergraduate |
| UGC | University Grants Committee |
| UGE | University General Education |
| UPO | University Planning Office |
| VTL | Virtual Teaching and Learning |
| WE.CARE | Wisdom and Intellectual Development Entrepreneurial Spirit and Leadership Development Community Engagement, National Education and Global Citizenship Appreciation of Life and Aesthetic Development Resilience Building and Moral Development Energy and Wellness |