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| Ten-Year Vision Statement of CUHK |
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1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong has adopted the following Mission and Vision statements.
Our Mission
To assist in the preservation, creation, application and dissemination of knowledge by teaching, research and public service in a comprehensive range of disciplines, thereby serving the needs and enhancing the well-being of the citizens of Hong Kong, China as a whole, and the wider world community.
Our Vision
To be acknowledged locally, nationally and internationally as a first-class comprehensive research university whose bilingual and multicultural dimensions of student education, scholarly output and contribution to the community consistently meet standards of excellence.
2. The above statements express the University's fundamental and enduring aspirations; as such, they are rightly general and to some extent abstract. But as the University looks forward to its fifth decade, as a search is being launched for a new Vice-Chancellor, and especially as the higher-education scene evolves rapidly, there is the need to articulate a vision in more concrete terms for an intermediate time-frame, say the next ten years. Such a ten-year vision should express the overall Mission and Vision statements in terms sufficiently specific to define goals for planning and action; it should aim high, in keeping with the University's aspirations, and yet should be sufficiently realistic that the goals are achievable with the level of resources that the University can likely command.
Ten-Year Vision (adopted in 2003)
3. As a publicly funded comprehensive research university in Hong Kong, CUHK has the following vision for its development over the next decade:-
In teaching, the University shall in all the programmes it offers attract the best students in Hong Kong and a significant percentage from outside Hong Kong, provide them with the best education in the specialist subjects and in general education, and launch them into careers that lead to leadership positions. The education offered shall embody the bilingual and multicultural dimension of society and the heritage of the University, and shall also prepare students for careers in a global context.
The programmes offered shall strike a balance between enduring academic, social and cultural values, and the needs of society for a highly qualified workforce. All programmes offered shall be among the best in Hong Kong, a number shall be among the best in the region, and a few shall achieve global recognition. A selected number of high-quality and high-impact programmes shall be offered outside of Hong Kong, leading to CUHK degrees.
Postgraduate programmes and enrolment shall become a very prominent part of the University's educational profile; within the research postgraduate sector, doctoral programmes and enrolment shall occupy a larger percentage.
The normative length of the undergraduate course shall, subject to resources being available, revert back to four years, with intake from Secondary Six.
Non-formal education and services for students will continue to contribute to the overall quality and regional/global competitiveness of students, through programmes such as language and IT enhancement, exchanges, internships, personal growth and leadership training, counselling and career development.
Lifelong education of quality at postgraduate, degree and sub-degree levels shall be offered to a large number of students in Hong Kong and possibly the Asia Pacific region, and the University shall be recognized as a leader in those programmes that it offers.
The student body shall contain a broader mix from outside Hong Kong: in the undergraduate programmes significantly more from other parts of China and small numbers from other parts of Asia, in the postgraduate programmes a substantial percentage from the rest of China and the region; there shall also be a substantially increased presence of exchange students from around the world.
In research, all academic staff shall be engaged in scholarly inquiry and be productive in the creation and application of knowledge, at a level that has impact in the international academic arena. A substantial number of groups and individuals shall be among the global leaders in their specialties. In a small number of specialties CUHK shall be recognized as among centres of excellence in the world. Downstream research shall be pursued in some disciplines, and in collaboration with other organizations. The transfer of research results shall result in value for the community and contribute to the transformation of Hong Kong and the region to a knowledge-intensive and innovation-led society.
In public service, the University and its staff shall be recognized as a major source of high-level expertise that contributes to the needs of society, through consultancies, advice rendered to government and public bodies, and professional service.
Chinese culture shall be valued as part of the heritage of the University; teaching and scholarship shall contribute to its study, preservation and modernization.
Collaboration and alliances with other institutions of higher learning in Hong Kong will be developed, and critical mass shall be achieved so that CUHK and its partners can command the resources to achieve a high level of excellence in teaching and research.
The governance and management of the University shall be effective, efficient, accountable and able to respond rapidly to changing circumstances, in order that the University can marshal its resources to achieve its vision.
As an institution of higher learning, the University shall, through its accomplishments in teaching, research and service, be recognized as the leading comprehensive research university in Hong Kong and as a leading university in China and the region.
25 February 2003
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