Calendar 2024-25

Part 1 6 Part 1 • General Information General Education General Education plays a vital role in the University’smission to provide a balanced undergraduate education for all students. It equips students with the intellectual capacity for understanding critical issues, ideas, and values of humanity inmodern society. It nurtures students to be educated persons capable of making informed judgment andmeeting the challenges of the ever-changingworld. Providing a firm foundation for the well-rounded intellectual development of students, it prepares them to be lifelong learners and engaged citizens with a global awareness. The General Education Programme at CUHK is composed of the General Education Foundation, the ‘Four Areas’ of University General Education, and College General Education. The General Education Foundation and the ‘Four Areas’ of UniversityGeneral Education are administered by the Office of University General Education, while the College General Education programme is offered by constituent Colleges, each with its distinctive mission and tradition. n Postgraduate Studies Master’s programmeswere first offered in 1966-67, and the number of programmes in 2024-25 is 149. Doctoral programmes were first introduced in 1980-81 and the number of programmes is 26 in 2024-25. MPhil-PhD programmes were first introduced in 2004-05, and the number of programmes is 44 in 2024-25. In addition, seven postgraduate diploma programmes and one postgraduate certificate programme are offered.