C. W. Chu College was established in 2007 with very generous support of Mr. Peter Yip. It can accomodate 300 students on a fully residential and communal dining basis.
Mission and Vision
The mission of the new College is to foster an intimate and collegial community where students and academic staff learn, share and grow intellectually; to provide an environment for congenial college life and learning for students; to provide pastoral care and whole-person education including general education for students; to broaden and to internationalize the students' perspective through college formal and informal education programmes and overseas exchange. C. W. Chu College will seek to cultivate among students a commitment to personal responsibility and integrity, as well as the spirit of self-help and helping others, advocated and personally practised by the late Dr. C.W. Chu, which will lay the foundation for making contributions to society, nurturing of talents for the nation and enriching students' lives.
About Dr. Chu Ching-wen
C.W. Chu College is named in honour of the late Dr. Chu Ching-wen (朱敬文博士) (1906-1996), an industrialist and a remarkable philanthropist who throughout his life supported education in various ways.
From the 1960s to 1980s, Dr. Chu provided scholarships that enabled more than 700 young people from Hong Kong to pursue university education in the United States. He not only provided financial support, but also took a personal interest in the development of these young people, acting very much as a father figure to them. From the late 1980s, Dr. Chu turned his attention to the Mainland, and through the C.W. Chu Foundation (朱敬文教育基金), supported over 30,000 university students, especially in Jiangsu and Anhui. This philanthropic work continues with his children.
Many of the Chu Scholars who studied in the United States, fondly known among themselves as 「朱仔」, have become very successful in different walks of life. Mr. Peter Yip (葉克勇先生), founder of CDC Corporation, has kicked off the fund raising effort to be launched among his fellow Chu Scholars, with an initial personal pledge of HK$100 million for the establishment of a new college at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Chu family and the C.W. Chu Foundation have graciously consented to the proposal to name the new College after the late Dr. Chu.
Mr. Peter Yip said, "All of us who in our youth benefited from the generosity of Dr. Chu Ching-wen are eternally grateful not only for the monetary support he gave, but more importantly for his mentorship and the selfless example that he has shown. I hope that many will join me in contributing to his memory, in the most fitting way – by helping to establish a College that will advance the cause of higher education for China, a cause so dear to his heart."
Mr. David Chu (朱恩餘先生), the eldest son of Dr. Chu Ching-wen and the Chairman of the C.W. Chu Foundation, said, "I am very pleased that the Chu Scholars are following my father's footsteps in contributing to the cause of higher education. My family is also honoured that The Chinese University of Hong Kong will name a College after my father."
The life of the late Dr. Chu Ching-wen will be a shining example of selfless dedication to the community for the future students. C.W. Chu College will be able to start with a ready network of mentors formed by the many Chu Scholars all over the world.
About Mr. Peter Yip
Mr. Peter Yip is the founder and CEO of CDC Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA) Under his leadership, CDC was the first successful initial public offerings of an internet company from Greater China to be listed on NASDAQ, opening the door for other Chinese entrepreneurs to list their ventures in the U.S. capital markets. Mr. Yip has over two decades of entrepreneurial and direct investment experience in the U.S. and the Asia Pacific region in which he has co-founded or provided seed funding to a number of successful start-up entities.
In 2000, the Wharton Business School presented Mr. Yip with the Asian Alumni Entrepreneur Award.
Mr. Yip is a frequent speaker at various international conferences and institutions, including the Harvard Business School, Fortune CEO Global Forum, World Economics Forum, M.I.T. Enterprise Forum, United Nations Conference on Science & Technology, and the Nikkei International Conference. CDC Corporation's business model was a case study at Harvard Business School in 1996. He has authored research papers published by Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Nanjing University Press, and the National Science Foundation. He recently co-authored a book titled The China's Century with former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, amongst others.
Mr. Yip received his MBA from the Wharton School and his MSEE and BSEE from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds an associate degree from Vincennes University in Indiana, with a scholarship from C. W. Chu Foundation.
Planning Committee for C.W. Chu College
Contact Information:
Tel: (852) 2696-1801
Email: ncpo@cuhk.edu.hk