Calendar 2012–13

The Constituent Colleges 31 Part 1 experience of leaders in society. The College admits 75 students per year, with an expectation of 40% (including incoming exchange students) coming from outside Hong Kong. College fellows and teachers likewise come from many different backgrounds, enabling students to experience and share multicultural perspectives. Students can also broaden their horizon and enrich their social exposure through the mentorship scheme, which extends and realizes the vision and mission of the College. Mentors are experienced and leading figures from all walks of life, including our ready network of Chu Scholars, and will offer advice and guidance on students’ personal development. The College will also support students to go on academic exchange abroad. It is expected that approximately 60 scholarships and bursaries will be provided each year to recognize merit when the College becomes full-fledged, and to help defray extra costs for students. The College also organizes various service programmes for them to develop responsibility and leadership. The general education programme at C.W. Chu College consists of a credit- bearing component, including an induction course for Year 1 students and a capstone course for Year 4 students; and non-formal component that carries no credit units which includes required extended orientation for freshmen and communal dining, including high table dinners, and voluntary social service. There are no College assemblies. C.W. Chu College is situated at the Campus Circuit North, blending in with the lush and green surroundings. Apart from living quarters, the buildings include house dining and amenity facilities for the entire membership of the College. Completion of the College premises is anticipated to be in 2014. Until the completion of the College premises, all students of the College will be accommodated in International House Block Three. Prof. Kenneth Young, Professor of Physics at CUHK, was appointed as the Master of C.W. Chu College in April 2011. Wu Yee Sun College Wu Yee Sun College has been established since 2007 by the generous support of the Wu Yee Sun Charitable Foundation Limited. The College will admit about 1,200 students in total. The first cohort of students will join the College in September 2012.