Calendar 2016–17

36 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 leadership training, mentorship programme, student advisor scheme and aesthetic programmes, etc. The College establishes the Creativity Laboratory which commits itself to creating a dynamic learning atmosphere for students to develop the drive for creativity and innovation. As the College’s new initiative, the House of Sunny Living aims to promote healthy and sunny lifestyle among students. The College particularly encourages students to develop their own initiatives and projects related to community service, cultural development or expeditions. Support from the College in terms of project grants and faculty resources can also be secured. The College offers a wide range of scholarships to reward students with outstanding performance in academic, creative sphere, social endeavours, environmental conservation, arts, sports, etc., by offering Admission Scholarships and Awards, Scholarships for Academic Excellence, Student Exchange Scholarships and Awards, Awards for Creativity, Student Development and Talent. Financial aid is also available to students in need. The College is located on Residence Lane 1. Its student hostels accommodate 600 students in 300 twin rooms. The College implements Guaranteed Residence Scheme offering every student an opportunity to experience hostel life. The scheme guarantees that students with normative study period of four years or above can have at least one-year hostel accommodation. Commuter students, although they do not live on campus, can still enjoy campus life by treating the College as their second home, interacting with fellow students and participating in various hall activities in the College’s comfortable non-residential halls. Other top-notch learning facilities and amenities include the learning commons, College gallery, College theatre, study room, seminar rooms, full sea view gymnasium, music rooms, and multi-purpose sports room. All these amenities surround the inspiring central courtyard and Terrace of Dreams, where students engage in lively activities and enjoy reading and chatting. The Master of Wu Yee Sun College, Prof. Rance P.L. Lee, is a pioneering and leading scholar in medical and health sociology in Hong Kong and China. His services to the University over the last four decades include director of the Social Research Centre, professor and chairman of Sociology Department, Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Head of Chung Chi College.