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Admission

 

As of September 2009
Number of Students Admitted
   
JUPAS 2,336
EAS 172
School Principal's Nomination Scheme 90
Self-recommendation Scheme 31
Non-local Undergraduates Students 340

from Belgium, Belize, Canada, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, the USA and 25 provinces in Mainland China



Hong Kong Students
   
Admitted Under JUPAS % admitted to CUHK
 
Top 500 JUPAS Applicants 48%
the largest share in HK
Top 1,000 JUPAS Applicants 46%
the largest share in HK
All First-choice JUPAS Applicants

29%
the largest share in HK

All Band A JUPAS Applicants

22%
the largest share in HK

All HKALE Candidates with at least 1A

47%
the largest share in HK

Among JUPAS Entrants Admitted to CUHK 99% are Band A Applicants
 
Top 10 Programmes
   
Global Business Studies Professional Accountancy
Medical Studies Pharmacy
Quantitative Finance Journalism and Communication
Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis Translation
Risk Management Science Psychology


Mainland Students
 
Admitted under the National Unified Universities and Colleges Entrance Examination System
   
Top Student of the Province/Municipality/City Admitted to CUHK

16

 
 
Teaching Staff
 
Updated in November 2009
88% full-time teaching staff have academic qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong

4 Nobel Laureates (the only University with Nobel faculty in Hong Kong)

1 Fields Medalist

1 Turing Award Winner

10 Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

2 Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

8 Academicians of Academia Sinica
11 Winners of the State Natural Science Award
14 Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowships
4 Croucher Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowships

23 IEEE Fellows (the largest number among all engineering schools in Hong Kong)

5 Fellows of American Physical Society
2 Fellows of Econometric Society
3 Winners of Cheung Kong Achievement Award
 
 
Research
 
  Updated in September 2009
Economics Research

Ranked 1st in East Asia
(Based upon page counts of articles published in 60 quality journals from 1990-2005, Journal of Asian Economics, Feb 2008, Vol 19 no. 1, pp. 74-82.)
International Business Research
Ranked 1st in Research Productivity
(Lenartowicz and Johnson study 2008. Based on appearances in three major journals in the field of international business: Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, and Journal of World Business, for the period of 2001-2006.)
Ranked 1st worldwide
(UTD Ranking 2008. Based on publication counts in Journal of International Business Studies, a top international business journal, for the period of 1995-2008.)
Ranked 1st worldwide
(Chan et al. study 2006. Based on publications counts of publications in four international business journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, and Management International Review)
Mathematics
Ranked 19th among world's top 186 institutions, the highest amongst institutions in Hong Kong
(according to citations per paper)
5 mathematics scientists are on the list of the ISI Essential Science Indicators ranked by citations. Amongst them, 1 is ranked 19th out of 1064 scientists in the field of mathematics.
(updated on 1 July 2009 to cover a period from 1 January 1999 to 30 April 2008)
Areas of Excellence Funded by UGC CUHK researchers actively involved in 12 out of total 15 projects, and leading in 6 of them
Research Institutes 25 research institutes, and a large number of research consultancy units
State Key Laboratories
2, including State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China (CUHK) and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK)
 
 
Resources
 
Updated in September 2009
Campus 134 hectare
Hostel Places

6,740

Computer Facilities

40,700 outlet ports

Library Resources
The University Library System comprises 7 libraries
Holdings: 2,361,893 volumes
Periodicals: 14,000 titles
Electronic Journals: 80,765
Electronic databases: 590
Recreational Facilities

1 Olympic-sized swimming pool
2 outdoor stadiums
3 indoor gymnasiums
6 squash courts
13 tennis courts
Weight training rooms
Water sports centre
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
Lee Hysan Concert Hall
Over 100 interest clubs

Scholarship & Financial Aid

2008/09 Total amount: HK$106 million
(does not include government grant and loan)

 

 
 
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