International House [I-House] 國際生舍堂
Staying on campus, bridging the world!
 
Are you looking for an exciting platform to interact with students from all over the world?
 
The I-House is an apartment-like hostel for undergraduate students. The diversified resident composition, with local students, mainland students and overseas exchange students each forming one-third of the resident population, provides students with abundant opportunities to have cross-cultural communication and exposure. Together with the various recreational and learning activities and the home-like atmosphere, what offered at I-House is a unique hostel experience for students.

Location:

Appearance of I-House
I-House 1 & 2 are located in the north-western part of the campus, opposite to the Hang Seng Hall of United College.
   
Number of floors and rooms:

Living room with balcony
I-House 1 has 9 floors and I-House 2 has 10 floors. There are 2 flats on each floor, and each flat accommodates about 11 to 16 residents. There are 3 types of rooms in I-House, including single (47), double (117) and triple (45). The total number of bed places is 416.
   
In-flat facilities:

Kitchen
Living room, balcony, kitchen, bathrooms, sofa, television, and air-conditioning
   
In-room facilities:

Double room
Standard bed, writing desk, book shelf, chair, wardrobe, air-conditioning, telephone and computer points
   
Communal facilities:

Gymnastic room
Laundry, badminton court, outdoor fitness equipment, barbecue grill, rest area, and common room (with gymnastic room, music room, reading room, ping-pong table, newspapers, television, vending machine, drinking machine and sofa)
   

I-House Warden & Lady Warden:

Professor Jimmy Yu and Mrs. Joan Yu
Professor Jimmy Yu and Mrs. Joan Yu

There are 6 residential resident tutors in the Warden's management team.
   
Resident Association & Activities:

Resident activity: Baking class
I-House Resident Association for 2009-2010 is coming soon.
Election details and their activity plans will be announced.


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Hostel management:
The I-House is managed by the Incoming Students Section, Office of Students Affairs, CUHK.
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Transportation:
  • Three ways to I-House
    • CUHK Shuttle Bus
      • Route A (stop at United College Staff Residence, take the road to the left and walk for 2 minutes to reach I-House)
          • Shuttle Bus to Shaw (9:00-18:00, Monday to Saturday)
          • All Shuttle Buses (8:40 - 23:20, Sundays and public holidays)
      • Route B (stop at Residences No. 3 & 4, Take the road to the right and follow the road sign to the I-House. The walk takes about 8 minutes)
        • Shuttle Bus to Shaw (18:00-23:00)
    • CUHK Shuttle Light Bus
      • Take the CUHK shuttle light bus from the MTR University Station and get off at the stop of United College Staff Residence. Take the road to the left and walk for 2 minutes to reach I-House. The shuttle light bus runs from Monday to Saturday and the bus fare is HK$ 4.5 per trip. 
    • Special Shuttle Bus for I-House
      • During the morning time, there is a special shuttle bus running via I-House and University MTR Station. Departure time (at I-House) are : 0855, 0915, 0935, 0955, 1015, 1055, 1115, 1135
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Enquiries:

Incoming Students Section

Tel: 2696 1533
Fax: 2603 7941
Email: isso@cuhk.edu.hk
Address:  1/F, Benjamin Franklin Centre, CUHK.
(For I-House enquiry, please go to Room 306, John Fulton Centre, CUHK)

I-House Management Office
Tel: 3163 5598
Fax: 3163 5599
Email: isso@cuhk.edu.hk
Address: G/F, Block 1, International House, CUHK, Hong Kong
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Updated in Aug 2008