Calendar 2016–17

The Constituent Colleges 29 Part 1 Shaw College Shaw College was established in July 1986 through the generosity of Sir Run Run Shaw, a world-renowned philanthropist who kindly accepted an invitation to become the patron of the College. The College motto, Xiude Jiangxue , is taken from a Confucian saying that highlights the cultivation of virtue and pursuit of knowledge. The College slogan, ‘Excellence with a Soul, Leadership with a Heart’, echoes this motto by promoting the cultivation of a sound moral character in the pursuit of knowledge and the development of caring hearts among those in high positions. The College has also devoted substantial effort to providing its students with opportunities for whole-person development within five major domains, or the ‘Five Pillars’: ‘nurturing moral character’, ‘serving the community’, ‘caring for the motherland’, ‘developing a global perspective’ and ‘protecting the environment’. Shaw College offers a wide variety of general education courses designed to help students adjust to university life and to provide opportunities for experiential and service learning. College assemblies, high-table dinners and high tea workshops also form part of the general education programme, with prominent speakers and persons with special life experiences regularly speaking at engagements aimed at helping students to broaden their horizons.