Calendar 2006–07

The Constituent Colleges 87 New Asia College New Asia College was founded in 1949 by Dr. Ch’ien Mu and a group of scholars from mainland China. The College aims to preserve traditional Chinese culture and to balance it with the Western learning so that students may understand their cultural heritage and at the same time be capable of coping with the challenges of the modern world. The College has a humble beginning but soon gained public and private support both locally and overseas. Set up in 1959 as a grant College, New Asia College became one of the three constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1963. In August 1973, New Asia College moved to the existing campus in Shatin. To enrich the cultural and academic life on campus, New Asia College has organized scholarly visits and various cultural activities throughout the year under different programmes such as Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture, MingYu Visiting and Research Programme, S.Y. Chung Visiting Fellows Programme and Y.S. Hui Exchange Programme in Fine Arts. Renowned scholars are invited to deliver academic and cultural talks. In enhancing intercultural exchanges and fostering global understanding, New Asia College has established various exchange programmes with overseas institutions. Since 1993, the College has organized New Asia College–Yale University Student Exchange Programme to enhance students’ understanding of the social, cultural and scientific issues in the two regions. Our students may also enrich their international exposure by taking part in the College one-year/one-semester exchange programmes to the United States (The International Student Exchange Programme), Japan (Asia University, Soka University and Kyoto Sangyo University) and Korea (Ewha Womans University). To further improve students’proficiency in both Chinese and English, the College launches the language enhancement programmes which include Social Putonghua Workshops, Social English Workshops, Putonghua Tables, Summer Putonghua Speaking Camp, English Summer Camp and intensive summer language courses held in mainland and England.